Stage production of Athol Fugard's The Island.

Athol Fugard
Athol Fugard

Biography

Athol Fugard is a South African playwright, novelist, actor, and director widely regarded as South Africa's greatest playwright. He is best known for his political plays opposing the system of apartheid... Read full bio

Athol Fugard, John Kani, and Winston Ntshona
Athol Fugard (middle), John Kani, and Winston Ntshona

"The sense I have of myself is that of a 'regional' writer with the themes, textures, acts of celebrations, of defiance and outrage that go with the South African experience. These are the only things I have been able to write about." - Athol Fugard

Tsosti and Valley Song a novel and a play by Athol Fugard

Books

Fugard's plays are produced internationally, have won multiple awards, and several have been made into films. The film adaptation of his novel Tsotsi won the 2005 Academy Award in 2006... See Fugard's Books