The New York Times5d
Athol Fugard’s Plays Illustrated the Value of Every Human Life
It was Athol Fugard, South Africa’s foremost playwright and the great chronicler of his country’s apartheid past. There he was, sipping a cup of coffee like any ordinary person. I plucked up ...
Variety5d
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.
Deadline.com6d
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 ...
Los Angeles Times5d
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 ...
Independent Online6d
Remembering Athol Fugard: A tribute to South Africa's literary giant
Tributes continue to pour in following the passing of South African literary giant, Athol Fugard. The 92-year-old passed after battling a long illness. Lauded as the greatest active playwright in ...
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Tributes pour in for Athol Fugard
JOHANNESBURG - Tributes continue to pour in for renowned playwright and novelist Athol Fugard. He died yesterday at the age of 92 after a long illness. Fugard leaves behind a powerful legacy ...
Wall Street Journal5d
Remembering Athol Fugard, Whose Plays Exposed Apartheid’s Cruelty
The South African playwright and actor Athol Fugard, who died on March 8 at age 92, is the extraordinarily rare artist for whom one could make such lofty assertions. Mr. Fugard wrote more than 30 ...
The Hollywood Reporter5d
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 ...
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John Kani pays tribute to long-time friend and colleague Athol Fugard
READ: James Ngcobo and Greg Homann pay tribute to fallen playwright Athol Fugard A friend, Fats Bookholane, told me about a group of actors called the Serpent Players Drama Group who were performing ...
WAMC6d
Playwright Athol Fugard, who chronicled apartheid and its aftermath, dies at 92
When apartheid ended, and Nelson Mandela was elected president of South Africa, Athol Fugard thought his life as a playwright was over, he told NPR in 2015. "I sincerely believe that I was going ...
PBS5d
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 ...