The Train Driver
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Written byAthol Fugard
Date premiered19 March 2010
Place premieredFugard Theatre, Cape Town
Original languageEnglish
| The Train Driver | |
|---|---|
| Written by | Athol Fugard |
| Date premiered | 19 March 2010 |
| Place premiered | Fugard Theatre, Cape Town |
| Original language | English |
The Train Driver is a play by South African playwright Athol Fugard.
The play revolves around the character of Roelf Visagie, a white train driver who is haunted by having killed a black woman and her baby who had stepped onto the tracks in front of his train.[1] Roelf then travels through a South African shantytown, in search of the identity of the mother and child he had unintentionally killed.[2]
It was first produced at the Fugard Theatre in Cape Town, South Africa, where it was directed by Fugard himself. The United States premiere was presented at The Fountain Theatre, Los Angeles, in 2010–2011 to positive reviews.[3] It was restaged at the Hampstead Theatre, London, in 2010.[4]