How Athol Fugard made political theater so riveting
Athol Fugard’s plays show the ways apartheid shaped the lives of South Africans, while they also reveal universal truths.
Athol Fugard, South Africa’s Giant Playwright, Dies at 92
South Africa “has lost one of its greatest literary and theatrical icons, whose work shaped the cultural and social landscape ...
Athol Fugard’s Plays Illustrated the Value of Every Human Life
Sizwe Banzi Is Dead” and other works bear witness to forgotten lives and to the moral blindness and blinkered vision of the ...
Athol Fugard, South African Playwright, Apartheid Challenger, Former UCSD Professor, Dead at 92
The South African government confirmed Athol Fugard's death and said the country "has lost one of its greatest literary and ...
South Africa's giant playwright Athol Fugard, whose searing works challenged apartheid, dies at 92
Athol Fugard, South Africa’s foremost dramatist who explored the pervasiveness of apartheid in such searing works as “The ...
Athol Fugard Dies: South African Playwright & ‘Tsotsi’ Writer Was 92
Athol Fugard is dead, the South African playwright & 'Tsotsi' writer was 92 - he also wrote 'The Blood Knot' & 'Master Harold ...
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Playwright Athol Fugard, who chronicled apartheid and its aftermath, dies at 92
The celebrated South African playwright was known for Blood Knot, The Road to Mecca and "Master Harold"...and the Boys. He ...
Athol Fugard: Death of a great South African playwright
Athol Fugard, who has died aged 92, was widely acclaimed as one of South Africa's greatest playwrights. The son of an ...
Remembering South African playwright Athol Fugard
Fugard, who died March 8, was a white South African whose plays explored the consequences of Apartheid. He was later awarded a Tony Award for lifetime achievement. Originally broadcast in 1986.
Athol Fugard: Tribute paid to the South African playwright’s impact beyond theatre
The life of Athol Fugard, a renowned South African playwright whose works transcended theatre to challenge apartheid and ...
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Athol Fugard, 92, Playwright Who Exposed Torments of Apartheid, Dies
Published March 9, 2025Updated March 11, 2025, 12:18 a.m. ET Athol Fugard, the South African playwright whose portrayals of intimate relationships burdened by oppressive racial separatism exposed ...