South African playwright whose work dealt with the injustices and absurdities of the apartheid era Apartheid in South Africa cut both ways. The white Afrikaner playwright Athol Fugard, who has died aged 92, was not allowed inside a black township in his home country for many years, so was heavily reliant on black actors keeping him informed on how life was " and wasn't " for them and their families. His collaboration…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:36AM on March 11, 2025