"Master Harold"...and the boys NYC Reviews and Tickets
Show-Score Member Reviews (194)
See it if you want to see a definitive production of a modern classic. A-Z, direction to design to casting, is meticulous and perfect
Don't see it if you're a person who complains about "unlikeable" characters. You don't like plays that take their time unfolding.
See it if You love Athol Fugard's brilliant and provocative subjects of whites and blacks in South Africa, class wars and apartheid. Powerful!
Don't see it if You are uncomfortable with confrontation between blacks and whites or if you are looking for light breezy fare.
See it if enjoy good drama that continues to impact on you after you leave the theater
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See it if you want to see masterful performances in a strong play dealing with the heartbreaking time of apartheid in South Africa.
Don't see it if you don't want to deal with sadness. Read more
See it if You're a fan of the great Athol Fugard and are fascinated by South African theater and history. A wonderful story that is pertinent today.
Don't see it if You can't be entertained and provoked by theater that tackles difficult subjects.
See it if /4 shattering production impeccably directed by playwright Fugard, personalizing pain of apartheid; fine actors in all roles
Don't see it if /part of message of play - forgiveness possible in face of hateful racism - somewhat dated in our era of heightened response 2 racism Read more
See it if You like Fugard. You appreciate smart, historical emotional drama. You follow history of racial discrimination and inequity.
Don't see it if You want to laugh and be entertained at a play. Like fluff and elaborate scenery and costumes.
See it if you want to experience how a master playwright describes the unjust system in which he was raised, with profundity and humor and all.
Don't see it if you would find 2 hours of authentic South African accent difficult to follow or fall asleep in plays that are "all about the talk"
Critic Reviews (26)
"Fugard’s drama is slow to unreel, but builds to a confrontation audiences will find absorbing, no matter that Apartheid ended a decade after the play’s debut. Brown is compassionate and believable...Ngaujah, as the more mercurial Willie, has nice chemistry with counterpart...In Robbins’ interpretation, Hally is never very likable, coming off as a young Napoleon from the start. Because his Hally is such a brat, the play is denied a larger sense of any escalating ferocity within the boy."
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"It's theatrically wonderful how the air is completely sucked out of the room and your heart breaks for the relationships that have been forever changed. The acting is superlative - all three performers are truly at the top of their game and they complement each other beautifully...Basically writing about yourself and insidiousness of institutional racism is a powerful thing to do, and Fugard is masterful in getting that below the surface."
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