Playland

Written by Athol Fugard

Narrated by Lou Ferguson, Francis Guinan and Paul Sandberg

Set in a South African traveling amusement park on New Year’s Eve, Athol Fugard’s “Playland” explores the possibilities for blacks and whites to find understanding in a racially divided world. A volatile dialogue begins when two men - a former soldier and a night watchman - delve into their sordid pasts.
A Steppenwolf Theatre Company production.

An L.A. Theatre Works full-cast recording starring Lou Ferguson, Francis Guinan, and Paul Sandberg.

Directed by Nan Withers-Wilson. Recorded before a live audience by L.A. Theatre Works.

• Language: English
• Publisher: L.A. Theatre Works
• Release date: Feb 15, 2015
• ISBN: 9781580817691

Athol Fugard

Athol Fugard is a South African playwright and occasional director and actor who actively critized the Apartheid system through his work. He worked with actors such as Zakes Mokae and John Kani and soon gained international recognition for his plays. His fifty years of playwriting include The Blood Knot, Boesman and Lena, Master Harold ... and the Boys, The Road to Mecca and The Train Driver. He was awarded a Lifetime Achievement Tony Award in 2011. The film based on his novel, Tsotsi, won an Oscar for best foreign film.