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by [[Athol Fugard]]. A play based on an incident in the author's youth, dealing with the process of growing up in a racially divided society. Also written ''[[Master Harold and the boys]]'' or ''[[Master Harold...and the boys]]''.
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Awards
 
 
 
1982 Drama Desk Award Outstanding New Play
 
1983 London Critics' Circle Theatre Award for Best Play
 
1983 London Evening Standard Award for Best Play
 
Nomination in 1982 Tony Award for Best Play
 
 
 
The play was selected as one of the best 100 plays of the 20th Century in the Times survey.
 
 
 
 
 
== Premiére 1983 ==
 
 
 
First produced in the USA. At Yale Repertory the original cast was Zeljko Ivanek as Hally, [[Zakes Mokae]] as Sam, and Danny Glover as Willie. When the production moved to Broadway Lonny Price was Hally. Glover later appeared in the Broadway revival in the role of Sam.
 
 
 
The South African premiére was at the [[Market Theatre]] 1983, directed by [[Athol Fugard]], with [[John Kani]], [[Duarte Sylwain]] and [[Makhene Ramolao]].
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
== Revivals ==
 
 
 
 
 
=== 1999 ===
 
 
 
 
 
Revived in 1999, with *** ''[[Master Harold & the Boys]]'', Selected as one of the best plays of the 20th century by ** Published by [[Oxford University Press]].
 
 
 
 
 
=== 2013 ===
 
 
 
 
Produced by [[Eric Abraham]] and the [[Fugard Theatre]], in the [[Fugard Studio Theatre]], 4th-30th March 2013. Directed by [[Kim Kerfoot]] (''[[Statements After an Arrest Under the Immorality Act]]'') and designed by [[Julia Anastasopoulos]] (''[[Champ]]''). Hally played by [[Alex Middlebrook]], Willie by [[Themba Mchunu]], sam by [[Tshamano Sebe]],
 
 
 
== Filmed versions ==
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
=== 1985 film ===
 
 
 
 
A television movie produced in 1985, adapted by [[Athol Fugard]], directed by Michael Lindsay-Hogg with stars, Matthew Broderick, [[Zakes Mokae]], and [[John Kani]].
 
 
 
 
=== 2010 film ===
 
 
 
 
A filmed version of the play was produced in South Africa in 2009, starring Freddie Highmore (Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Finding Neverland) as Hally and Ving Rhames (Pulp Fiction, Mission Impossible 1-3) as Sam. The film was directed by Emmy Award-winning director Lonny Price (who played Hally in the original Broadway cast) and produced by Zaheer Goodman-Bhyat, Mike Auret, Nelle Nugent and David Pupkewitz.
 
 
 
 
 
== Sources ==
 
 
 
 
Wikipedia [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Master_Harold...and_the_Boys]
 
 
 
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