The 'Lion King' and 'Black Panther' actor wrote two searing protest plays about apartheid in the 1970s with his inspirational ...

Looking back at his plunge into theater during apartheid, actor and playwright John Kani sees the stage as a form of resistance — even a weapon. “That’s why I am an artist. That’s why I am ...

The life of Athol Fugard, a renowned South African playwright whose works transcended theatre to challenge apartheid and ...

Discover the Shakespeare Theatre Company's production 'Kunene and the King,' a powerful exploration of trust and ...

Internationally acclaimed South African playwright and theatre trailblazer Athol Fugard died this week. John Kani has penned a personal tribute to Fugard who he worked with in Tony award-winning play ...

founder and director of the Market Theatre Laboratory and chairman of the National Arts Council of SA. Description above from the Wikipedia article John Kani, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of ...

Kunene and the King at Shakespeare Theatre Company might only be a very sad story, but with humor and discovery, it is also very uplifting.

John Kani makes his STC debut with Kunene and ... which he revived this fall at the Guthrie Theatre. In addition, he has performed extensively throughout the Washington, D.C., region ...

With “Kunene and the King,” playwright and star John Kani aims to demonstrate far more ... into this two-hander now running at Shakespeare Theatre Company. It’s a noble undertaking and ...

Fugard was one of the few white South African artists creating anti-apartheid work during the height of segregation.

With 'Kunene and the King', playwright and star John Kani aims to demonstrate far more ... into this two-hander now running at Shakespeare Theatre Company. It’s a noble undertaking and an ...

South African actor, activist, and playwright John Kani (Black Panther, Sizwe Banzi Is Dead/The Island) stars in his story of Shakespeare’s unifying force. It’s a quarter century since the ...