★★★★
“Crackles with tension… superbly acted… a resonant and revelatory shock of a play” The Guardian
★★★★
“An electrifying production” Love London Love Culture
Frieda and Errol meet in darkness. Theirs is a love story that can never thrive in the light. A relationship interrupted, by white supremacist law. A play about then that speaks to now.
★★★★
“Director Diane Page has captured fear, injustice and discrimination in the very fabric of the play… The play endures as a highly relevant piece of drama” Theatre Weekly
★★★★
“Diane Page draws out the play’s conversations around race, privilege and class in this intelligently balanced and confident revival” The Stage
“Blazes with emotion… Intensely thought-provoking” Broadway World “Diane Page’s tense, terse production” WhatsOnStage
A vital part of the anti-apartheid movement in South Africa, playwright Athol Fugard’s prolific career spans seven decades. In 2019 we produced his play Blood Knot: “Compelling… Feels just as relevant, and resonant, for our times” (The Guardian).
His other plays include “Master Harold”…and the Boys, The Road to Mecca, Sizwe Banzi is Dead and The Island. A rare revival of a classic play directed by Diane Page, winner of the JMK Award. Her recent credits include Out West (co-director – Lyric Hammersmith), Ghost Stories (Associate Director – West End & UK Tour), and Bartholomew Fair (Assistant Director – Shakespeare’s Globe).
