25 May 2025
Online reading: “Master Harold”…and the boys11:00 - 13:00“Master Harold”…and the boys, a one-act play by South African playwright Athol Fugard, premiered on Broadway at the Lyceum Theater in 1982. The play, which is set in 1950, draws on Fugard’s own experience growing up during South Africa’s apartheid era. It explores a complex relationship between 17-year-old Hally, a white boy, and Sam and Willie, two black men who are servants in Hally’s family’s tea room. The play was initially banned in South Africa because it was considered too critical of apartheid. The play opens in a tea room in Port Elizabeth, South Africa, on a rainy day. Two black employees, Sam and Willie, are reading comic books and practising ballroom dancing, respectively. Willie is hoping to win a dance competition in two weeks, but he is unsure of his skills. If you would like to join our next Zoom reading on 25 May at 11:00 and find out what happens in this relationship between the three young men, please register by e-mailing online@tagora.eu. Online via Zoom + Google calendarOnline readings