"Master Harold"... and the Boys in the USA

[Iain Fisher]

Master Harold and the Boys with John Kani in Los Angeles, USA

A chance to see John Kani in "Master Harold"... and the Boys.  Performances are at the Gil Cates Theater, Geffen Theatre, LA from 8 April - 10 May 2026.

The co-directors are Emily Mann and Tarell Alvin McCraney, scenic designer Beowulf Boritt is and costumes are by Susan Hillferty.

The players are John Kani as Sam, Ben Beattey as Hally and Nyasha Hatendi as Willie.

"Step into the charged atmosphere of a 1950s South African tea shop in Athol Fugard’s “Master Harold”…and the Boys, a gripping, deeply personal drama that unflinchingly confronts the realities of race, power, and betrayal. On a rainy afternoon, Hally, a white teenager, passes the time with Sam and Willie, two Black waiters who have helped raise him by filling the gaps of a broken home with warmth, wisdom, and laughter. But as the day unfolds, playful memories give way to painful truths, and a single moment threatens to shatter the fragile bond between them forever".

For the theatre website click here
https://www.geffenplayhouse.org/
For more on the play click here
https://iainfisher.com/fugard/athol-fugard-plays-port-elizabeth.html

[Iain Fisher]

Santa Cruz Shakespeare present "Master Harold"... and the Boys from 4 - 20 September 2025.

The director is Rebecca Haley Clark under the stage management of Daniel J Hanson, with dramaturgy by Susan Myer Silton.

The players are Corey Jones, Nick Rossi and Elliot Sagay.

"As we watch the massive shifts in the world rock the very foundations beneath our feet, we are confronted with a call to action: What am I going to do about all this?  Working on Master Harold…and the Boys, has further solidified that gnawing question of what would I do if I were in those circumstances, the question that always reveals itself during times of immense change and social upheaval. Who am I really? This play forces us to consider three different time periods. 1950. The time period of the play itself, just after the enactment of the system of apartheid in South Africa. 1982. The time period in which the play was written, less than a decade before the official end of apartheid. And 2025. The here. The now. The crossroads".

Thanks to Susan for the information.

For the theatre website click here
https://santacruzshakespeare.org/
For more on the play click here
https://iainfisher.com/fugard/athol-fugard-plays-port-elizabeth.html