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Boesman and Lena
Written byAthol Fugard
CharactersBoesman;
Lena;
Outa
Date premiered1969
Original languageEnglish
SettingEastern Cape, South Africa

Boesman and Lena is a small-cast play by South African playwright Athol Fugard, set in the Swartkops mudflats outside of Port Elizabeth in the Eastern Cape.[1] It features a "Coloured" man and woman walking from one shanty town to another, and explores the effect of apartheid on a few individuals.

It was adapted as an American film of the same name, released in 2000 and starring Angela Bassett and Danny Glover. Both the production of the play in New York City and the film adaptation were directed by John Berry.

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