A Place with the Pigs, A Personal Parable

by Athol Fugard. A two-hander based on the true story of a deserter from the Russian army in the second world war - who returned to his home and spent the next forty years hiding in a pigsty. It is an indictment of war, an examination of life in exile and a love story. Written at Yale, it premiéred at the Yale Repertory Theater, New Haven in April 1987, (directed by Athol Fugard, set by Ann Sheffield, costumes by Susan Hilferty, lighting by Michael R. Chybowski, sound by David Budries). It had its South African premiére, at the National Arts Festival in July 1987, directed by Fugard, starring himself and Lida Meiring****. A physical theatre version of the play was done by Theatre Bazaar and Black Laugh Productions won the National Arts Festival Fringe in 2006, directed by Lara Bye and featuring Mongu Mthombeni and Jo Jo Hawkins. Published in 1988 by Faber and Faber.

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