Athol Fugard

Incidental Music by Didi Kriel

Drama

1m, 1f

1 simple set

This is the moving story of an old man's love for his dutiful grandchild. Buks' Jonkers is a poor yet dignified war veteran who is devoted to his vegetable furrows in a remote South African province. He is anxious to shield his dreamy, restless sixteen year old granddaughter from temptations beyond the valley. She is equally anxious to be a singer in faraway Johannesburg. Her self made songs brim with the longings of youth.

"Fugard's miniature masterpiece ... [has] drama aplenty but also warmth and humor.... An instant classic a complex play, simply and beautifully done."- The New York Times

"[The] latest in the awesome line of Athol Fugard's plays ... is a work of delicacy and lyricism ... that is charming."- The London Sunday Times

"Enthralling [and] remarkable in the beauty of its language; remarkable in its espousal of clear cut values; remarkable in its emotional impact.... It is among the playwrights's finest works."- Star Tonight

"Eloquent and visionary.... It glows with a triumphant human spirit." - Variety

FEE: $75 per performance.

Music Lead Sheets, $10.00

Music Royalty, $15-$10