Biography

Harold Athol Lanigan Fugard (June 11, 1932 – March 8, 2025) was a South African playwright, novelist, actor and director. Widely considered South Africa's foremost playwright, he is best remembered for his anti-apartheid plays such as "Master Harold"...and the Boys and Blood Knot.

Known For

The Space: Theatre of Survival

as Self(rumored)

A Sizwe Bansi Workshop

Himself

Marigolds in August

Paulus Olifant

Gandhi

General Jan Christiaan Smuts

The Killing Fields

Dr. Sundesval

The Guest: An Episode in the Life of Eugène Marais

Eugène Marais

The Road to Mecca

Rev. Marius Byleveld

Meetings with Remarkable Men

Professor Skridlov