I actually finished this last week but waited on it so we could study it in class- I was originally planning on giving The Island a three star rating but now that I know its history -since it was produced and shown to the non-white population during the Apartheid when it would have been absolutely illegal - its bravery is something to be acknowledged for sure, so I upped it half a point. It is based on a true story of prisoners staging Antigone- which is a highly political choice. The Island is a play that follows two men, John and Winston, while they're imprisoned in Robben Island Prison (the same prison where Nelson Mandela was held) during the Apartheid era.

I actually finished this last week but waited on it so we could study it in class- I was originally planning on giving The Island a three star rating but now that I know its history -since it was produced a 3,5 / 5 stars! With this though, I agree with the message: Apartheid is bad, imprisoning those who protest against Apartheid is bad, but I don't think the play communicates this in a very interesting way.moreДЈ,5 / 5 stars! The Island is a play that follows two men, John and Winston, while they're imprisoned in Robben Island Prison (the same prison where Nelson Mandela was held) during the Apartheid era. But even when I'm being lectured by Mankind on what I need to do to avoid going to hell, I'm still enjoying the slapstick. There have been a large variety of plays on this course, ones that have very different, almost conflicting, messages. I could talk about the problems with Fugard writing about Apartheid and prisoners on Robben Island as a white South African, but I think the main sin of this play is that it's not very memorable. I think really it feels quite minimal in its effect, and would probably need a really exciting performance from the two leads to really captivate me however. It's not boring or uninteresting - John and Winston are perfectly capable subjects for the play, and it's constructed very clearly, with some basic setups and payoffs and symbolism. I could talk about the problems with Fugard writing about Aparth This was quite a short one, and even after two seminars I haven't got that much to say about it.

This was quite a short one, and even after two seminars I haven't got that much to say about it.

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