Los Angeles Times14d
Appreciation: Playwright Athol Fugard proved the pen could be mightier than the sword
While generally true, the precept doesn’t hold in the case of playwright Athol Fugard, whose body of work helped transform the history of his nation. Born in Middelburg, South Africa ...
Variety14d
Athol Fugard, South African Playwright Who Spoke to Worldwide Audiences, Dies at 92
Athol Fugard, the South African playwright of works including ” ‘Master Harold’…and the Boys,” ”The Road to Mecca,” “Boesman and Lena,” ”A Lesson From Aloes,” died on Saturday.
PBS14d
Athol Fugard, Tony Award-winning South African playwright whose searing works challenged apartheid, dies aged 92
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — Athol Fugard, South Africa’s foremost dramatist who explored the pervasiveness of apartheid in such searing works as “The Blood Knot” and “’Master Harold ...
Euronews14d
South African anti-apartheid playwright Athol Fugard dies aged 92
Athol Fugard, the South African playwright whose work explored the racial oppressions of apartheid, died on Saturday at the age of 92. Throughout six decades, Fugard produced more than 30 plays ...
The Citizen14d
President Ramaphosa on Athol Fugard: ‘An outlier amongst the millions of white South Africans’
John Kani (left), Athol Fugard (center) and Winston Ntshona at the Royal Court Theatre in 1973. Picture: Evening Standard/Getty Images In his tribute to the playwright, President Cyril Ramaphosa ...
The Columbian14d
South Africa’s giant playwright Athol Fugard, whose searing works challenged apartheid, dies aged 92
FILE - Actress Amy Irving sits with actor-director-playwright Athol Fugard during rehearsals of the play “The Road to Mecca” on Feb. 29, 1988 in New York. (AP Photo/Mario Cabrera, File ...
The Hollywood Reporter14d
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 of our nation.” By The Associated Press Athol Fugard, South Africa ...
Jacaranda FM14d
Ramaphosa pays tribute to Athol Fugard
President Cyril Ramaphosa has paid tribute to the late playwright, novelist, and actor Athol Fugard, calling him "an extraordinary storyteller in extraordinary times, and the moral conscience of a ...
sapeople.com14d
Famous theatre icon Athol Fugard has passed away
Globally acclaimed playwright Harold Athol Lanigan Fugard has passed away. Fugard, 92, who was well-known for creating literary works that confronted the racial segregation during apartheid in South ...
Deadline.com14d
Athol Fugard Dies: South African Playwright & ‘Tsotsi’ Writer Was 92
Athol Fugard, the Blood Knot, Master Harold… and the Boys and Tsotsi writer who is widely regarded as South Africa’s greatest ever playwright, has died. He was 92. According to AP, the South ...
KALW14d
South African playwright Athol Fugard, who chronicled apartheid, dies at 92
South African playwright Athol Fugard has died. He wrote about life during and after apartheid in plays such as "Blood Knot" and "Master Harold... And The Boys." He was 92 years old. With more, here's ...