{"id":9614,"date":"2020-03-10T22:47:29","date_gmt":"2020-03-10T20:47:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/?p=9614"},"modified":"2020-03-10T22:47:32","modified_gmt":"2020-03-10T20:47:32","slug":"concerning-the-life-of-babyboy-kleintjies-the-fugard","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/blog\/2020\/03\/10\/concerning-the-life-of-babyboy-kleintjies-the-fugard\/","title":{"rendered":"Concerning The Life Of Babyboy Kleintjies &#8211; The Fugard"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"180\" height=\"124\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/TheFugard.jpg?resize=180%2C124\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5479\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The Fugard Theatre presents the world premiere of Concerning the Life of Babyboy Kleintjies, a new play by Athol Fugard and Paula Fourie. This new production will run from 16 April for a strictly limited two week run at The Laboratory at the Adam Small Complex in Stellenbosch and as a Friend of The Fugard you can be the first to book your seats by calling 021 461 4554 or emailing boxoffice@thefugard.com.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"450\" height=\"618\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/BabyboyKleintjies-Fugard.jpg?resize=450%2C618\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9615\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/BabyboyKleintjies-Fugard.jpg?w=450&amp;ssl=1 450w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/BabyboyKleintjies-Fugard.jpg?resize=218%2C300&amp;ssl=1 218w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>On a Stellenbosch winter\u2019s night, a trio of beggars \u2013 Lappies, Riempie and Vink \u2013 sheltering under a road bridge over the Eersteriver are joined by a young vagrant woman, Marie, who brings with her an unexpected find. Their night spent together huddled under the bridge rushes to a violent conclusion during which the beggars and Marie \u2013 so too, the actors and the audience \u2013 are confronted with harsh truths about themselves and the society we live in.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Joined now by Fourie, this play represents Fugard\u2019s opportunity to fulfil a promise made to Barney Simon and Berthold Brecht nearly sixty years ago.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Fugard Theatre presents the world premiere of Concerning the Life of Babyboy Kleintjies, a new play by Athol Fugard and Paula Fourie. This new production will run from 16 April for a strictly limited two week run at The Laboratory at the Adam Small Complex in Stellenbosch and as a Friend of The Fugard&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/blog\/2020\/03\/10\/concerning-the-life-of-babyboy-kleintjies-the-fugard\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Concerning The Life Of Babyboy Kleintjies &#8211; The Fugard<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[102],"class_list":["post-9614","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-theatre","tag-the-fugard","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9614","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9614"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9614\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9614"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9614"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9614"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}