New York Times (Free subscription) | 12/07/2009
Athol Fugard’s new play, at the Long Wharf Theater in New Haven, is a distinctly minor addition to his renowned and influential canon.
SWISS COTTAGE COURIER (Free subscription) | 11/30/2009
At the excellent 50th anniversary event for Hampstead Theatre, I learned more about their fantastic work with young writers. So I am more than happy to pass on details of a competition the Theatre is doing with the RSC for young people who are budding writers. See below: I am just writing to let you know about a competition we are running here at Hampstead in association with the RSC. I would be really...
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 11/10/2009
South African actor who helped break the taboos of apartheid On a steamy evening in a rundown Johannesburg club in September 1961, two actors premiered The Blood Knot, a play about brothers with different fathers, both men black but one light enough to enter white society. For each of them, the black actor Zakes Mokae, who has died aged 75, and the white playwright Athol Fugard, the night launched...
Laci the Dog (Free subscription) | 11/02/2009
There is a theatre near my house that does plays that could be clasified as "experimental". I guess that is a way of saying that the play is akin to going through a root canal without anaesthetic. The usual fare is along the lines of " Fatima--Origins of a Suicide Bomber ". That was supposed to be a joke, but it seems there really was such a play . If you don't get the picture,...
katrina's reads (Free subscription) | 10/25/2009
Books read: 4 Books Finished:The Earth Hums in B Flat, The 13 Clocks, The Farming of Bones, My Children! My Africa! Current Book: Running total of pages read since you started: 927 I just finished reading my final book, the play My Children! My Africa! and what a fantastic way to finish. I didn't read as much as I would have hoped, but I felt ill for the most part of it - I feel fine now. I loved the...
katrina's reads (Free subscription) | 10/24/2009
I had many plans for this morning; a stroll along the river up to the library among crunchy leaves, cleaning the whole house, making vegi bolognase and peanut butter cookies from scratch. However I woke up to the sound of heavy rain and I still have my horrid cold, so I've pottered about and generally just been waiting for the read-a-thon to start. As we're starting in England at 1pm (probably one...
BlogNetNews.com/Iowa (Free subscription) | 09/26/2009
by James Trainor Dreamwell - Onstage at Dreamwell Theatre is Master Harold…and the Boys. Written by Athol Fugard and originally produced in 1982, the play takes place in apartheid South Africa. It involves Hally, a bright young student, and the servants in his mother’s tea room. The tea room is [...]
Slobokan's Site O' Schtuff (Free subscription) | 09/25/2009
Zakes Mokae, 75, the Tony Award-winning South African actor best known for his work with playwright Athol Fugard in such apartheid dramas as “The Blood Knot” and “Master Harold . . . and the Boys,” died Sept. 11 at his home in Las Vegas after having a stroke in May. He also had Parkinson’s disease [...]
ArtsJournal (Free subscription) | 09/17/2009
The South African-born actor won a Tony Award in 1982 for Master Harold … and the Boys and won praise for his work in Fugard's Boesman and Lena and The Blood Knot....
The Playgoer (Free subscription) | 09/16/2009
The wonderful South African actor Zakes Mokae has died, prompting a welcome reflection on both his long career with playwright Athol Fugard and just the heroic political nature of being a black actor under apartheid. Bruce Weber's NYT obit relates an amazing story: After “The Blood Knot” [Fugard's 1960 play] opened in London, Mr. Mokae was barred from returning to South Africa. He did...
Contactmusic Ltd (Free subscription) | 09/16/2009
Tony Award-winning actor ZAKES MOKAE has died at the age of 75.The South African star, who was best known for his work with playwright Athol Fugard in apartheid...
L. A. Times Dodgers Blog (Free subscription) | 09/16/2009
He was best-known for his work with playwright Athol Fugard in apartheid dramas such as 'The Blood Knot' and 'Master Harold . . . and the Boys.' Zakes Mokae, the Tony-winning South African actor best known for his work with playwright Athol Fugard in such apartheid dramas as "The Blood Knot" and "Master Harold . . . and the Boys," has died. He was 75.
Miami Herald (Free subscription) | 09/15/2009
Zakes Mokae (ZAKES' mo-KAI'), the Tony-winning actor best known for his work with South African playwright Athol Fugard (foo-GUARD') in such apartheid dramas as "The Blood Knot" and "Master Harold ... and the boys," has died at the age of 75.
MSNBC.com: Lifestyle (Free subscription) | 09/15/2009
Actor was best known for his work with South African playwright Athol Fugard in such apartheid dramas as “The Blood Knot” and “Master Harold ... and the boys.”
kansascity.com (Free subscription) | 09/15/2009
Zakes Mokae (ZAKES' mo-KAI'), the Tony-winning actor best known for his work with South African playwright Athol Fugard (foo-GUARD') in such apartheid dramas as "The Blood Knot" and "Master Harold ... and the boys," has died at the age of 75.
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