An anti apartheid legend. To quote the mayor’s office in Cape Town, ‘Athol Fugard was not just a luminary in the world of theatre; he was a teller of profound stories of hope and resilience about South Africa.’

I was fortunate enough to see his play Sizwe Banze Is Dead (1972) at the London Young Vic in 2014 and came away mesmerised and humbled by this gripping play.

Tsotsi, his novel adapted for the screen by Gavin Hood, won the Oscar for Best Foreign Language film in 2005.

The Guardian obituary.

Athol Fugard, Amsterdam 1981. Image: Anthony Akerman