An appreciation of South African playwright Athol Fugard, whose plays that bore witness to the cruelty of apartheid, including 'Blood Knot,' 'Boesman and Lena,' 'A Lesson From Aloes' and 'My Children!

Athol Fugard, who has died aged 92, was widely acclaimed as one of South Africa's greatest playwrights. The son of an Afrikaner mother, he was best known for his politically charged plays challenging ...

South Africa “has lost one of its greatest literary and theatrical icons, whose work shaped the cultural and social landscape ...

He doesn't need huge numbers of people." In fact, Fugard's breakthrough 1961 play, Blood Knot featured only two actors onstage; they played brothers, one Black, the other of mixed race ...

Fugard, who died March 8, was a white South African whose plays explored the consequences of Apartheid. He was later awarded a Tony Award for lifetime achievement. Originally broadcast in 1986.

I think his broad, teeming canvas is the canvas of the imagination. He doesn't need huge numbers of people." In fact, Fugard's breakthrough 1961 play, Blood Knot featured only two actors onstage; they ...

Based on the Bob Rich novel "Looking Through Water." A father and son reconnect when they enter a fishing competition. With Michael Douglas and Cameron Douglas. Produced by Cartel Pictures. Shoots ...

Fugard wrote more than 30 plays in a career that spanned 70 years, making his mark with The Blood Knot in 1961. It was the first play in South Africa with a black and white actor - Fugard himself ...