Valley Song Summary
Athol Fugard

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Valley Song Summary

Athol Fugard's Valley Song premiered in Johannesburg, South Africa in August, 1995. The playwright himself directed the production and played two of the play's three characters: The Author, a figure modeled on Fugard himself, and Abraam Jonkers, the elderly "coloured" farmer who represents the "old" South Africa. Fugard repeated this theatrical tour de force when the play reached America, in a production by the Manhattan Theatre Club at the McCarter Theatre in Princeton, New...

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Valley Song

6,530 words, approx. 22 pages

Valley Song by Athol Fugard Born in 1932, Athol Fugard grew up to become the most renowned playwright of South Africa. His career spans four decades of the turbulent history of that racially divide... Read more

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Athol Fugard

1,271 words, approx. 5 pages

Athol Fugard (born 1932) is a South African playwright known for his subtle, poignant descriptions of the racial problems in his country.Athol Fugard was born on June 11, 1932, in Middelburgh, a small... Read more

(Harold) Athol Fugard

11,677 words, approx. 39 pages

Athol Fugard is the most important South African playwright and the first to have an international reputation. His plays command audiences the world over, despite their local origins and idiom. He has... Read more

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