Marigolds in August
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| Marigolds in August | |
| Written by | Athol Fugard |
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| Characters | Daan Melton Paulus |
| Date of premiere | 1980 |
Marigolds in August is a play by South Africa's Athol Fugard.
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[edit] Plot
The play portrays the tension between three people (two black - one white) trying to eke out a living.
The play takes place near Port Elizabeth. Daan (a resident in a nearby township where malnutrition and unemployment are rife) is walking to work at an apartheid whites-only resort where he works as a gardener. He encounters another unemployed black man - Melton - who is desperately looking for work. Daan is worried that Melton's presence will draw attention to him which is a problem as his passbook is no longer valid.
The pair struggle and argue and the appearance of a white man - Paulus (a snake catcher) - acts as a catalyst.
Daan realises that the apartheid system is often responsible for black-on-black violence. The only way to fight this is solidarity and compassion towards each other.
[edit] Film
In 1980, the play was turned into a film directed by Ross Devenish with Melton played by John Kani, Athol Fugard as Paulus and Winston Ntshona as Daan.
[edit] Books
- Marigolds in August and The Guest: Two Screenplays, Athol Fugard, Theatre Communications Group Inc., 1992, ISBN 1-55-936059-3
[edit] Awards
In 1980, it won the Berlin Silver Bear Award at the Berlin International Film Festival. [1]
[edit] External links
[edit] References
- ^ Miller, Andie. "From Words into Pictures: In conversation with Athol Fugard", Eclictica. Retrieved on 2008-03-28.
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