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Athol Fugard, South African Playwright Who Spoke to Worldwide Audiences, Dies at 92
Athol Fugard, the South African playwright of works including 'The Road to Mecca,' and 'Boesman and Lena' died on Saturday. He was 92.
When Fugard’s early work was criticized, it was often for putting symbolism ahead of fully fleshed out characters; in response he became more experimental for a time, though he later began turning out more traditionally structured plays. The answer is a qualified yes.” The play concerns an intelligent, sensitive but deeply troubled Afrikaner boy whose bigotry threatens to destroy his relationship with the black man who is his surrogate father and best friend. Variety called it a “sobering theatrical experience.” Reviewing the play in New Haven before it hit Broadway, the New York Times applauded Fugard the actor — He is “an articulate stage performer, not only capturing the tragic element of his character but revealing a latent talent for comedy” — and declared, “The anniversary production of ‘The Blood Knot’ is a celebratory occasion.”
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