Master Harold and the Boys Tickets

Set in 1950’s Apartheid South Africa, Master Harold and the boys is Athol Fugard’s semi-autobiographical masterwork. On a rainy afternoon at St George's Park Tea Room, we meet employees Sam and Willie as they practise their steps for the finals of the ballroom dancing championship. When their unlikely best friend Hally, son of the tea room owners, returns from school, both are thrilled, but the overwhelming reality hangs over them all; he’s Master Harold, and they are the boys.

Where is it showing?

Master Harold and the Boys is playing at the National Theatre Lyttelton.

When does it close?

The play is currently showing at the National Theatre Lyttelton and will play its last performance on Tuesday 17th December.

Who is in it?

Hammed Animashaun, fresh from his recent roles in A Midsummer Night’s Dream at the Bridge Theatre and A Monster Calls at the Old Vic, stars as Willie, with newcomer Anson Boon as Hally, and Lucian Msamati – whose previous credits for the National Theatre include Amadeus and Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom - as Sam.

Who are the creative team?

Master Harold and the boys is directed by Roy Alexander Weise, joint Artistic Director of the Royal Exchange. Choreography and movement direction are by Shelley Maxwell, with set and costume design by Rajha Shakiry, lighting design by Paule Constable, and sound design by Giles Thomas.

How long is it?

The show runs for 1 hour and 40 minutes, with no interval.