“MASTER HAROLD” . . . and the Boys (Masterplots II: Drama)
At a glance:
- Author: Athol Fugard
- First Published: 1982
- Type of Work: Psychological realism/social criticism
- Time of Work: 1950
- Setting: Port Elizabeth, South Africa
- Principal Characters: Sam, Willie, Hally
- Genres: Drama, Problem play, Psychological drama
- Subjects: 1950’s, Values, Africa or Africans, Parents and children, Tradition, 1940’s, Fathers, Ethics, South Africa or South Africans, Apartheid
- Locales: Port Elizabeth, South Africa
The Play
“MASTER HAROLD” . . . and the Boys opens on the set where the entire play takes place, a tea room in the South African city of Port Elizabeth in 1950. The tables and chairs have been stacked on one side; the room also contains a few shabby plants and a serving counter with stale cakes and a modest display of candy, cigarettes, and soda. A telephone and an old jukebox are arrayed between advertising placards and a crudely lettered blackboard with the prices of some basic items. Sam is sitting at a table, leafing through a comic book, while Willie is mopping...
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