The Train Driver is a play

Play (theatre)

A play is a form of literature written by a playwright, usually consisting of scripted dialogue between characters, intended for theatrical performance rather than just reading. There are rare dramatists, notably George Bernard Shaw, who have had little preference whether their plays were performed...

 by Athol Fugard

Athol Fugard

Athol Fugard is a South African playwright, novelist, actor, and director who writes in English, best known for his political plays opposing the South African system of apartheid and for the 2005 Academy-Award winning film of his novel Tsotsi, directed by Gavin Hood...

. It was first produced at the Fugard Theatre in Cape Town

Cape Town

Cape Town is the second-most populous city in South Africa, and the provincial capital and primate city of the Western Cape. As the seat of the National Parliament, it is also the legislative capital of the country. It forms part of the City of Cape Town metropolitan municipality...

, South Africa

South Africa

The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...

 where it was directed by Fugard himself and ran from 19 March - 11 April 2010. The United States Premiere was presented at the Fountain Theatre, Los Angeles

Los Ángeles

Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...

 from October 16, 2010, to January 30, 2011, to rave reviews . It has since been restaged at the Hampstead Theatre

Hampstead Theatre

Hampstead Theatre is a theatre in the vicinity of Swiss Cottage and Belsize Park, in the London Borough of Camden. It specialises in commissioning and producing new writing, supporting and developing the work of new writers. In 2009 it celebrates its 50 year anniversary.The original theatre was...

, London

London

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 where it previewed from 4 November 2010 and opened on 9 November 2010.

Production History

The Train Driver was first presented at the Fugard Theatre in Cape Town on March 19 2010 before being re-staged at the Hampstead Theatre in London where it previewed from November 4 2010 and opened on November 9 2010. The original production was directed by Fugard and featured the following cast:

• Owen Sejake
• Sean Taylor

The production was designed by Saul Radomsky with lighting by Mannie Manim and sound by John Leonard

John Leonard (sound designer)

John Leonard is a theater and exhibition sound designer working in the United Kingdom, Europe and the United States Of America.Occasionally uses his middle initial A to differentiate him from others in the entertainment field with the same name.-Biography:Born in Bristol, United Kingdom in 1951,...

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The United States Premiere of The Train Driver was presented at the Fountain Theatre in Los Angeles

Los Ángeles

Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...

 to rave reviews, from October 16, 2010 to January 30, 2011. It was directed by Stephen Sachs

Stephen Sachs

Stephen Sachs is an award-winning stage director and playwright. He is currently the Co-Artistic Director of The Fountain Theatre in Los Angeles, which he co-founded in 1990.- Biography :...

 and featured the following cast:

• Morlan Higgins as Roelf Visagie
• Adolphus Ward as Simon Hanabe