
Athol Fugard
Department: Acting
Biography
Harold Athol Lanigan Fugard (June 11, 1932 – March 8, 2025) was a South African playwright, novelist, actor and director. Widely considered South Africa's foremost playwright, he is best remembered for his anti-apartheid plays such as "Master Harold"...and the Boys and Blood Knot.
Known For

Gandhi
1982

Marigolds in August
1980

A Sizwe Bansi Workshop
1981

The Space: Theatre of Survival
2019

Meetings with Remarkable Men
1979

In Darkest Hollywood: Cinema and Apartheid
1994

The Guest: An Episode in the Life of Eugène Marais
1977

Boesman and Lena
1973

The Road to Mecca
1991

The Killing Fields
1984

Falls the Shadow: The Life and Times of Athol Fugard
2012

The Public's Right to Know
1974

Theatre 625
1964