Train Driver, The
- Full Length Play, Drama, New Millennium/21st Century
- 2M
- ISBN: 9780573700422
A deceptively simple but devastating critique of post-apartheid South Africa...essential theatre viewing.
South Africa Sunday Times
Description
- Full Length Play
- Drama
- 90 minutes
- Time Period: New Millennium/21st Century
- Target Audience: Adult
- Set Requirements: Exterior Set
- Cautions: Mild Adult Themes
- Performance Group:
- College Theatre / Student, Professional Theatre
Based on a true story, The Train Driver is a soulful exploration of guilt, suffering, and the powerful bonds that grow between strangers.
REVIEWS:
Four stars! Fugard shows that potent, engaged theater is not yet six feet under!
David Cote Time Out New York
Riveting drama!
Linda Winer Newsday
Moving! Fugard writes with compassion and insight!
Charles Isherwood The New York Times
Agonizingly well-acted and directed with unflinching honesty.
Marilyn Stasio Variety
Characters
- Casting: 2M
- Casting Attributes: All Male, Strong Role for Leading Man (Star Vehicle)
SIMON (ANDILE) HANABE - An old African man. A gravedigger.
Available Material
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Train Driver, The Script
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Roelf, a train driver, has spent weeks searching for the identities of a mother and child he unintentionally killed with his train. After a fruitless journey through shanty towns, he encounters an old gravedigger named Simon who helps the desperate man unburden his conscience. Based on a true story, The Train Driver is a soulful exploration of guilt, suffering, and the powerful bonds that grow between strangers. |
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