THE FINAL RECKONING: A Tribute to Athol Fugard - A Master of Theatre and Voice of Resistance by Chepape Makgato
It is with great sadness that we bid farewell to one of the giants of South African theatre, Harold Athol Lanigan Fugard, who passed away at the age of 92 at his home in Stellenbosch on Sunday. Athol Fugard’s life and legacy are intertwined with the struggle for justice, equality, and human dignity, and his death marks the end of an era in the world of theatre. The Shadow of the Hummingbird Athol Fugard in his own play at the Long Wharf Theater in New Haven. Credit... T. Charles Erickson Born in June 1932 in Middelburg in the Eastern Cape, Fugard grew up in a time of great social and political upheaval. He attended school at the Marist Brothers College in Port Elizabeth (now Gqeberha) and later studied at the University of Cape Town. His early years were steeped in the complexities of South Africa’s racial segregation, which would deeply influence his art and activism. In 1956, Fugard and his then wife, Sheila Meiring, founded the Circle Players. This would be the begi...
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