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Classics and Colonialism: News and Reviews

Sources for Research on Fugard's THE ISLAND

Performance Reviews

The New York Times (ProQuest Historical Newspapers)
► Example: "Antigone" as a Protest Tactic, by Ron Jenkins (commentary on the 2003 revival of The Island at the Brooklyn Academy of Music)

The Times of London (Search weekdays and Sundays separately.)

Factiva -- a database of news articles from worldwide sources since 1980. Searches can be restricted by country of publication and date.
Example: "Drama that helped free a nation," The Daily Express, January 22, 2000