Master Harold and the Boys

Show Dates & Times


June 4, 2009 - 20:00

Ticket Pricing

N$30 Advance

N$40 @Entrance

 The National Theatre of Namibia is proud to present Athol Fugard’s play “Master Harold and the Boys.


The play takes place in South Africa during the apartheid era, depicting how institutionalized racism, bigotry or hatred can become absorbed by those who live under it. Seventeen year-old Hally a white boy spends time with two African servants, Sam and Willie, whom he has known all his life. On a rainy afternoon, Sam and Willie, both middle aged, are practicing ballroom steps in preparation for a major competition. Sam is quickly characterized as being the more worldly of the two. When Willie, in broken English, describes his ballroom partner as lacking enthusiasm, Sam correctly diagnoses the problem: “Willie beat her if she doesn't know the steps”. This is an exciting play and is designed for the whole family to watch.