My Children! My Africa! is a prominent work in the anti-Apartheid theater movement that was active from the late-1950s. Athol Fugard was one of the most prominent playwrights in this movement; his other significant stage works include No-Good Friday, Boesman and Lena, Statements After an Arrest Under the Immorality Act, and Master Harold and the Boys. Lewis Nkosi's The Rhythm of Violence (1964) was another significant anti-Apartheid play released in this period.
The tradition of anti-Apartheid theater has continued in the two decades since the end of Apartheid with plays that grapple with the personal aftermath of healing a deeply divided and unequal society. Fugard has continued to...
