Written by Athol Fugard, John Kani, and Winston Ntshona
Directed by Ricardo Khan
In Collaboration with Tony Award® Winner John Kani (Black Panther, Mufasa: The Lion King)
One man’s death becomes another’s salvation in this indictment of South Africa’s Apartheid system which lasted through the 1990s. Sizwe Bansi Is Dead, was written by South African playwright Athol Fugard in collaboration with John Kani and Winston Ntshona. Both actors/playwrights, Kani and Ntshona received Tony’s in 1975, for their starring roles in the play’s Broadway production. The Crossroads production marks the 50th anniversary of this play with John Kani, as the last remaining member of the writing team.
