Fugard

American

[fyoo-gahrd, foo-] / ˈfyu gɑrd, ˈfu- /

noun

Athol (Harold), born 1932, South African playwright and actor.

Fugard British

/ ˈfuːɡɑːd /

noun

Athol (ˈæθəl). born 1932, South African dramatist and theatre director. His plays include The Blood-Knot (1961), Sizwe Bansi is Dead (1972), Statements after an Arrest under the Immorality Act (1974), and The Captain's Tiger (1999)

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Fugard lets his scholastic streak drive a good deal of the conversation.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026

When Kani first met Fugard, several leading opponents of apartheid including Nelson Mandela had just been convicted and imprisoned on Robben Island, and hope for liberation was running dry.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2026

Fugard, who took on the role of the light-skinned brother opposite Zakes Mokae in the 1961 Johannesburg premiere, has these siblings wrestle for their dignity and autonomy in a one-room shack.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 10, 2025

The genesis of the play, as Fugard told the Paris Review, “had absolutely nothing to do with the racial situation in South Africa.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 10, 2025

Fugard wasn’t in a rush to translate this material to the stage.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 10, 2025

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