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With the demise of apartheid, Fugard's first two postapartheid plays Valley Song and The Captain's Tiger focused on personal rather than political issues. He sailed around the world working on ships mainly in the Far East. The play is based on the real-life story of Pumla Lolwana who, in December , pulled her three children close to her body and stepped in front of a train on the railway tracks between Philippi and Nyanga on the Cape Flats. Owen Sejake has such a massive presence as the kindly but ineffectual Simon that he compels interest in the character and implies an unexplored hinterland. But, although it has a slow-burning emotional power, its realistic base is not sturdy enough to support its huge metaphorical overload. Returning to Port Elizabeth in the early s, he worked with a group of actors whose first performance was in the former snake pit of the zoo, hence the name The Serpent Players. The two meet, and Visagie tries to redeem himself and attain a state of grace to overcome his feelings of guilt.

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Martin Murray added it Jun 27, But what is startling is Roelf's lack of curiosity about Simon, whose spartan existence he witnesses. Loading comments… Trouble loading? Lola added it Dec 19, Ninkie Legotlo marked it as to-read Mar 27, Emily Zart rated it really liked it Sep 22, After Blood Knot, was produced in England, his passport was withdrawn for four years.

Returning to Port Elizabeth in the early s, he worked with a group of actors whose first performance was in the former snake pit of the zoo, hence the name The Serpent Players. I wonder then, if the impact of the play will resonate as much with foreign audiences, as with South African ones who have a much more nuanced understanding of the issues that present themselves.

Sean Taylor is also excellent as the anguished Roelf and gradually enlists our sympathy for a man whose self-absorption grows into an acceptance of our common mortality. I can see why, since it is about the expiation of an overpowering sense of guilt.

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His sole companion is a poor black gravedigger, Simon, whose shack fugars shares and to whom he unburdens his troubled conscience. Erica Huang rated it it was amazing Sep 20, Yet both feel that being able to perform the play for a second time has allowed them to breathe new life into the personalities and nuanced behaviours of the characters.

While doing so, it is highly likely that he already had his two leads in mind — something that Sean Taylor, who takes on the role of Roelf Visagie, the devastated train driver — agrees with. Fuyard play is based on the real-life story of Pumla Lolwana who, in Decemberpulled her three children close to her body and fugarc in front of a train on the railway tracks between Philippi and Nyanga on the Cape Flats.

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The end is climactic, but I shall stop here and not divulge too much. Irene marked it as to-read Dec 29, Buntu Pupa marked it as to-read Oct 14, Boafo Philip marked it as to-read Aug 16, Trueman added it Oct 08, Brigid added it Mar 22, Angelina rated it really liked it Mar 12, Roelf, who is endangering his life by his action, represents the death-wish of a whole generation, including white liberals, who have neither understood nor alleviated the plight of South Africa's urban poor.

He considers himself an Afrikaner, but writes in English to reach a larger audience. Just a moment while we sign you in to your Goodreads account. Justin marked it as to-read Apr 08, For example in Sizwe Banzi is Dead, migrant worker Bansi can only survive by assuming someone else's identity fugaed getting the important apartheid pass in order to get a job.

The Train Driver – review

Ben Cowen marked it as to-read Feb 04, In order to avoid prosecution, he started to take his plays overseas. Tyler Crumrine added it Apr 29, Fugard's inspiration came from a horrific story about a black woman who, clutching her three children, killed herself and them by stepping in front of a train in South Africa's Cape Flats.

This may be Fugard's own form of self-indictment, but it unbalances the play by putting more stress on Afrikaaner angst than on the reality of black poverty.