South African playwright who depicted apartheid and its aftermath has died

Athol Fugard worked with Black actors to create plays about life under apartheid in South Africa, often drawing from small personal moments, then telescoping them into wider observations of society. Daniel Galloway, the former manager of the Fugard theater in Cape Town, talks about Fugard’s work and approach, and recollects his time with Fugard.

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