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Harold Athol Lanigan Fugard (born 11 June 1932) is a South African playwright, novelist, actor, and director who writes in English. He is best known for his political plays opposing the system of apartheid and for the 2005 Academy Award-winning film of his novel Tsotsi, directed by Gavin Hood. Fugard is an adjunct professor of playwriting, acting and directing in the Department of Theatre and Dance at the University of California, San Diego. For the academic year 2000–2001, he was the IU Class of 1963 Wells Scholar Professor at Indiana University, in Bloomington, Indiana. He is the recipient of many awards, honours, and honorary degrees, including the 2005 Order of Ikhamanga in Silver "for his excellent contribution and achievements in the theatre" from the government of South Africa. He is also an Honorary Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature.
Fugard was born as Harold Athol Lanigan Fugard, in Middelburg, Eastern Cape, South Africa, on 11 June 1932. His mother, Marrie ( Potgieter), an Afrikaner, operated first a general store and then a lodging house; his father, mvuyo nkcosolwana, was a disabled former jazz pianist of Irish, English and French Huguenot descent. In 1935, his family moved to Port Elizabeth. In 1938, he began attending primary school at Marist Brothers College. After being awarded a scholarship, he enrolled at a local technical college for secondary education and then studied Philosophy and Social Anthropology at the University of Cape Town, but he dropped out of the university in 1953, a few months before final examinations. He left home, hitchhiked to North Africa with a friend, and then spent the next two years working in east Asia on a steamer ship, the SS Graigaur, where he began writing, an experience "celebrated" in his 1999 autobiographical play The Captain's Tiger: a memoir for the stage.
Athol Fugard delivers the third lecture of his Humanitas Visiting Professorship at the University of Oxford, November 2010. In this event, Fugard sits in conversation with playwrights Jez Butterworth (Jerusalem) and Rebecca Lenkiewicz (Her Naked Skin). -http://strategicdialogue.org/humanitas -http://www.torch.ox.ac.uk/humanitas -http://www.crassh.cam.ac.uk/programmes/humanitas-visiting-professorships * Humanitas is a series of Visiting Professorships at Oxford and Cambridge designed to bring leading academics, practitioners and scholars to both universities to address major themes in the arts, social sciences and humanities. Created by Lord Weidenfeld, the programme is managed and funded by the Institute for Strategic Dialogue and co-ordinated in Cambridge by the Centre for Research ...
Interview with playwright Athol Fugard, produced by Long Wharf Theatre, New Haven, CT. Fugard discusses his latest work, "Have You Seen Us?", for its world premiere at Long Wharf Theatre, Nov. 24 - Dec. 20, 2009, starring Sam Waterston, directed by Gordon Edelstein.
Wow. A brilliant scene from (I think) the TV play of Athol Fugard's "The Island" with players Winston Ntshona & John Kani, directed by Barney Simon with added music by Hɒns Z1mmer. This is an excerpt of Tony Palmer's film "Falls the Shadow: The Life and Times of Athol Fugard" (2012).
Athol Fugard, the distinguished South African playwright, has written Boesman and Lena, Sizwe Bansi is Dead, A Lesson from Aloes, and Master Harold and the Boys, among other acclaimed plays. He recently completed a play about Hildegard of Bingen, a twelfth century German abbess, mystic, naturalist, composer, and author, who is considered one of the most remarkable women of the medieval period. Fugard reflects on Hildegard of Bingen and his own research into her life and work. Series: "Burke Lectureship on Religion & Society" [4/2003] [Humanities] [Show ID: 7118]
At Juilliard's 107th commencement ceremony on May 25, 2012, playwright Athol Fugard received an honorary degree and gave the commencement speech.
A 2009 LEE UNIVERSITY DRAMA DEPARTMENT PRODUCTION. My Children! My Africa! is probably one of the best plays on the issue of the apartheid movement in South Africa during the mid-eighties (1980’s). The playwright, Harold Athol Lanigan Fugard is at his finest, creating a deep, rich, and riveting play with only three (3) characters.
Signature Legacy Playwright Athol Fugard discusses why he chose to revisit his seminal play, "Master Harold" ... and the boys. In a small South African tea shop in 1950, two black men and a white boy joke and dance together, defying the brutalities of apartheid through their joyous love. But festering issues of family, race, and power are not so easy to ignore, and a single phone call can trigger catastrophe. Winner of the Drama Desk and London Evening Standard Awards for Best Play, “Master Harold”... and the boys reveals the profound personal consequences of oppression. More info: http://www.signaturetheatre.org/shows-and-events/Productions/2016-2017/Master-Harold.aspx Follow Signature Theatre on social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/signaturetheatrecompany Twitter: https:...
Get tickets to "Blood Knot": http://www.broadway.com/shows/blood-knot/ The dark drama "Blood Knot" first premiered in South Africa in 1961, during the apartheid era. Now, this historic play is the inaugural production in the brand-new Jewel Box Theatre at the Pershing Square Signature Center, where it opened on February 16. Written and directed by Athol Fugard (who starred as Morris in the original production), "Blood Knot" is the story of South African brothers who must grapple with isolation, poverty and the blood knot that binds them.
Athol Fugard delivers the third lecture of his Humanitas Visiting Professorship at the University of Oxford, November 2010. In this event, Fugard sits in conversation with playwrights Jez Butterworth (Jerusalem) and Rebecca Lenkiewicz (Her Naked Skin). -http://strategicdialogue.org/humanitas -http://www.torch.ox.ac.uk/humanitas -http://www.crassh.cam.ac.uk/programmes/humanitas-visiting-professorships * Humanitas is a series of Visiting Professorships at Oxford and Cambridge designed to bring leading academics, practitioners and scholars to both universities to address major themes in the arts, social sciences and humanities. Created by Lord Weidenfeld, the programme is managed and funded by the Institute for Strategic Dialogue and co-ordinated in Cambridge by the Centre for Research ...
Playwright Polly Stenham talks about how she got into writing plays and what advice she would give aspiring playwrights.
Interview with David Hare about his career as a playwright. He offers advice to young writers and an insight into his technique, the source of inspiration and what drives him to continue writing. Discover more about the art of making theatre with the National Theatre: http://www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/discover Bookshop: http://www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/bookshop Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/nationaltheatre Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/national.theatre.london iTunes: http://www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/itunes TES: http://www.tes.co.uk/nationaltheatre
Sharon Pollock on writing history, the playwright's authority, and Kabloona Talk.
For its inaugural event, the Forum invited literary heavyweights E.L. Doctorow and Tony Kushner to speak about the famous trial of Ethel and Julius Rosenberg, who were convicted of being spies for the Soviet Union. The two writers discussed why the fate of the Rosenbergs continues to inspire the artistic imagination. Doctorow is generally considered to be among the most important novelists of the second half of the 20th century, having won the National Book Award, two National Book Critics Circle Awards, and the PEN/Faulkner Award, among others. Tony Kushner wrote the Broadway blockbuster Angels in America: A Gay Fantasia on National Themes, for which he won the Pulitzer Prize, two Tony Awards, and two Drama Desk Awards.
Playwriting faculty Daisy Foote gives a craft lecture at the 2013 Sewanee Writers' Conference.
Some leading playwrights explain some of the many different stylistic approaches to writing plays, and discuss the importance of finding your own individual style of writing. Discover more about the art of making theatre with the National Theatre: http://www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/discover Bookshop: http://www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/bookshop Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/nationaltheatre Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/national.theatre.london iTunes: http://www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/itunes TES: http://www.tes.co.uk/nationaltheatre
In this interview playwright Simon Vinnicombe talks about the play Ceremony which he wrote for Y Touring as part of the project with King's College. He discusses why he felt it was important to have young people involved in the play development process.
Mies Julie is an adaptation of the classic play Miss Julie by August Strindberg set in a post aparthied Karoo farmhouse. The play involves Miss Julie, a farmer's daughter; John, a labourer; and Christine, John's mother who brought them both up. The plot unfolds over a night in the farm's kitchen and the tumultuous clash between Mies Julie and John. The production becomes a gritty and harrowing piece that touches on major concerns of South Africa today. A Baxter Theatre and State Theatre production. Report by Thomas Mills & Julie Campbell
Get your free audio book: http://ntube.space/b/b006x1oosy A conversation with South African playwright, Athol Fugard. Next, a conversation with Chef Sean Brock. And finally, a conversation with Agnieszka Holland, Polish film and TV director and screenwriter. [Broadcast Date: March 1, 2012] Want more Charlie Rose?
Interview with playwright Athol Fugard, produced by Long Wharf Theatre, New Haven, CT. Fugard discusses his latest work, "Have You Seen Us?", for its world premiere at Long Wharf Theatre, Nov. 24 - Dec. 20, 2009, starring Sam Waterston, directed by Gordon Edelstein.
Athol Fugard delivers the third lecture of his Humanitas Visiting Professorship at the University of Oxford, November 2010. In this event, Fugard sits in conversation with playwrights Jez Butterworth (Jerusalem) and Rebecca Lenkiewicz (Her Naked Skin). -http://strategicdialogue.org/humanitas -http://www.torch.ox.ac.uk/humanitas -http://www.crassh.cam.ac.uk/programmes/humanitas-visiting-professorships * Humanitas is a series of Visiting Professorships at Oxford and Cambridge designed to bring leading academics, practitioners and scholars to both universities to address major themes in the arts, social sciences and humanities. Created by Lord Weidenfeld, the programme is managed and funded by the Institute for Strategic Dialogue and co-ordinated in Cambridge by the Centre for Research ...
South African director and playwright talks about his new production 'The Train Driver' currently on at Hampstead theatre.
The Shadow of the Hummingbird A World Premiere Written By & Starring Athol Fugard Introductory Scene by Paula Fourie, with extracts from Athol Fugard's Unpublished Notebooks Directed by Gordon Edelstein Stage II March 26 - April 27, 2014 About the Play Legendary playwright Athol Fugard returns to the stage for the first time in 15 years in his newest play. When Fugard's character is visited by his ten-year-old grandson (who is playing hooky from school) the two spend a memorable afternoon together. The boy reminds the old man of his lost sense of wonder, while the child is given a bit of hard-earned wisdom. In a charming meditation on the beauty and transience of the world around us, Fugard continues to mine the depths of the human spirit with profound empathy and heart.
Signature Legacy Playwright Athol Fugard discusses why he chose to revisit his seminal play, "Master Harold" ... and the boys. In a small South African tea shop in 1950, two black men and a white boy joke and dance together, defying the brutalities of apartheid through their joyous love. But festering issues of family, race, and power are not so easy to ignore, and a single phone call can trigger catastrophe. Winner of the Drama Desk and London Evening Standard Awards for Best Play, “Master Harold”... and the boys reveals the profound personal consequences of oppression. More info: http://www.signaturetheatre.org/shows-and-events/Productions/2016-2017/Master-Harold.aspx Follow Signature Theatre on social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/signaturetheatrecompany Twitter: https:...
Get tickets to "Blood Knot": http://www.broadway.com/shows/blood-knot/ The dark drama "Blood Knot" first premiered in South Africa in 1961, during the apartheid era. Now, this historic play is the inaugural production in the brand-new Jewel Box Theatre at the Pershing Square Signature Center, where it opened on February 16. Written and directed by Athol Fugard (who starred as Morris in the original production), "Blood Knot" is the story of South African brothers who must grapple with isolation, poverty and the blood knot that binds them.
Athol Fugard, the distinguished South African playwright, has written Boesman and Lena, Sizwe Bansi is Dead, A Lesson from Aloes, and Master Harold and the Boys, among other acclaimed plays. He recently completed a play about Hildegard of Bingen, a twelfth century German abbess, mystic, naturalist, composer, and author, who is considered one of the most remarkable women of the medieval period. Fugard reflects on Hildegard of Bingen and his own research into her life and work. Series: "Burke Lectureship on Religion & Society" [4/2003] [Humanities] [Show ID: 7118]
http://www.playbill.com/multimedia/video Playwright-director Athol Fugard's staging of his "Blood Knot" kicks off the Signature Theatre Company's 2012 "Residency One" season devoted to the works of the South African dramatist. The play about two biracial South African brothers stars Colman Domingo ("The Scottsboro Boys") and Obie Award winner Scott Shepherd ("Gatz"). This marks the first opening at Signature's new three-venue, Frank Gehry-designed Pershing Square Signature Center on West 42nd Street.