Playwright/ director/ actor Athol Fugard speaks at the 2012 The Juilliard School Commencement Ceremony at Alice Tully Hall on May 25, 2012 in New York City. (Photo by Cindy Ord/Getty Images) 
August 1983. South Africa, Johannesburg. South African playwright, novelist and actor Athol Fugard, a week before the opening of Master Harold and the Boys on 22 August 1983 at the Market Theatre. (Photo: City Press)
July 1977. South Arica. South African playwright, novelist and actor Athol Fugard appearing in a play. (Photo: Rapport\Media 24)
Athol Fugard at his home on June 29, 2012, in Cape Town, South Africa. A South African playwright, novelist, actor, and director he is best known for his political plays opposing Apartheid and for the 2005 Academy-Award winning film of his novel Tsotsi, directed by Gavin Hood. (Photo by Gallo Images / Foto24 / Denzil Maregele)
South African playwright Athol Fugard gestures to the audience after he gave a speech during the awards ceremony of the 26th Praemium Imperiale in Tokyo, Japan, 15 October 2014. The Praemium Imperiale is a global arts prize awarded annually by the Japan Art Association. Five laureates are nominated in the fields of Painting, Sculpture, Architecture, Music and Theatre/Film. For its 26th edition, the Praemium Imperiale awards have been given to French painter Martial Raysse, Italian sculptor Giuseppe Penone, US architect Steven Holl, South African playwright Athol Fugard and Estonian-born composer Arvo Part. (Photo: EPA/FRANCK ROBICHON)
Playwright/ director/ actor Athol Fugard attends the 2012 The Juilliard School Commencement Ceremony at Alice Tully Hall on May 25, 2012 in New York City. (Photo by Cindy Ord/Getty Images)
Lifetime Achievement Award winner Athol Fugard speaks on stage during the 65th Annual Tony Awards at the Beacon Theatre on June 12, 2011 in New York City. (Photo by Andrew H. Walker/Getty Images)
John Kani, Athol Fugard and Winston Ntshona at the unveiling of a stained glass window in their honour on November 20, 2015 at the Port Elizabeth Opera House in Port Elizabeth, South Africa. (Photo by Gallo Images / The Herald / Mike Holmes)
South African director, actor and writer, Athol Fugard during an interview on August 4, 2014 at the Fugard Theatre in Cape Town, South Africa. The 82-year-old has returned to South Africa for good and will make his first appearance on stage in 15 years in his latest play The Shadow of the Hummingbirdi. (Photo by Gallo Images / Sunday Times / Esa Alexander)
Legendary South African playwright Athol Fugard gestures during an interview in Cape Town, South Africa on 19 April 2011. (Photo by Gallo Images/Sunday Times/Esa Alexander)
Playwright/ director/ actor Athol Fugard speaks at the 2012 The Juilliard School Commencement Ceremony at Alice Tully Hall on May 25, 2012 in New York City. (Photo by Cindy Ord/Getty Images) DM