The Fugard Theatre

The Shadow of the Hummingbird at the Fugard Theatre

The historical theatre situated in District Six,
named after playwright Athol Fugard.
 
021 461 4554
Caledon Street (cnr. Buitenkant St)
www.thefugard.com
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The Shadow of the Hummingbird at the Fugard Theatre

Athol Fugard returns to the stage after 15 years for this semi-biographical production

Fans of South African theatre are in for a serious treat as prolific playwright and actor Athol Fugard returns to the stage after 15 years as the star of a new play, The Shadow of the Hummingbird, which makes its South African premiere at the Fugard Theatre on Thursday, 10 July 2014. The production runs until Saturday, 26 July. Due to popular demand, three additional matinee performances have been added to the original schedule.   

In addition to his role as writer and director of the production, the 82-year-old Fugard returns to play  Oupa, a retired South African living in Southern California in self-imposed exile who gets a visit from his impressionable young grandson, Boba (played by Marviantos Baker). During the course of an afternoon, the two transcend the generation gap to both teach and be taught about the transient beauty of the world as well as the importance of child-like wonder and age-old wisdom. The Shadow of the Hummingbird is inspired by the writer’s relationship with his own grandson, and the introductory scene by Paula Fourie allows audiences a peak into Fugard’s mind through extracts from his personal notebooks as expressed by Oupa.

“People have begun to ask in the past couple of years whether my storytelling has shifted from the political to the person,” the Eastern Cape-born writer says. “My answer has always been: once you reach 80, the time has arrived for a little bit of housecleaning.”

The Shadow of the Hummingbird will be in Cape Town for a limited run before the small cast moves on to Johannesburg and Bloemfontein, so be sure to book your tickets in advance for a rare and perhaps final chance to see one of South Africa’s greatest greats in action.

TICKETS FOR THE SHADOW OF THE HUMMINGBIRD AT THE FUGARD THEATRE

Tickets for the play are available online via Computicket.com, at Computicket outlets and via the Fugard Theatre box office by calling +27 (0) 21 461 4554. They cost R150p/p for shows from Wednesday to Saturday and R130p/p for Tuesday shows and Saturday matinees. Discounts are available for students and pensioners and block bookings for 10 or more people.

The show starts at 8pm each night, and the matinees on Saturday afternoons start at 4pm.

Photo of Fugard and Baker by Jesse Kramer  

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