The Captain's Tiger

Genre: Drama
Characters: 2 males, 1 female
Scenery: Bare Stage

On board the SS Graigaur a young sailor begins to pen his first novel. Assisted by his muse, a portrait of his mother comes to life, and supported by his friend, an illiterate ship's mechanic, he struggles to balance romance and reality. This most personal of Athol Fugard's works is strictly autobiographical; at twenty he abandoned his university education, hitch hiked up Africa and ended up on a tramp steamer in Port Sudan. This play refl ects his attempts to come to terms with the conflicting emotions evoked by memories of his courageous mother and flawed father.

"Charming... Admire The Captain's Tiger and the lovely way in which it is told." - The New York Daily News