COMING HOME quietly condemns the shameful policies of the South African government, which failed to confront the reality of AIDS or to offer the necessary drugs to its impoverished citizens as they became available, resulting in untold thousands of unnecessary deaths. But as always with Mr. Fugard, censure of policy comes only through careful observation of its human costs. Mr. Fugard doesn't need to raise his voice, or even have Veronica raise hers, to make his points. -NY Times. "Ghosts fill Athol Fugard's COMING HOME, a haunting yet clear-eyed play of lost dreams.There's the ghost of the "new" South Africa set in stark contrast to its harsh, heartbreaking reality today.

And then there's the spirit of a playwright whose works served as a moral beacon prior to Apartheid's fall in the 1990s. [Fugard] raises that authoritative voice through the power of plain-speaking storytelling. The political and social themes may be buried beneath the modest tale of return and redemption, but make no doubt about it, they are burning at the molten core of his latest play.creates a lasting impression and an influence that continue to be felt well beyond the stage." -Variety. "The poignant but humor-laced drama COMING HOME is a tale of hope and the loving bonds of family and friendship.Fugard's image-rich and lyrical text, as well as the actions and reactions of his well-defined characters, are fully realized." -Hartford Courant.

"Fugard has always written plays about ideas.presented through flesh-and-blood people who spar with each other, prodding, poking, and preserving their humanity against nearly impossible odds." -New Haven Independent. ".[this] poignant drama is a testament to the resilience and bravery of richly drawn characters hovering between life and death." -Norwalk Hour. "It's because of scenes like these that one returns to the theater time after time. [Fugard] has a gifted eye for locating (and putting into words!) such moments of touching vulnerability and humanity that, in this case, move one to reevaluate people who appear to fit a certain preconceived mold.

" -Yale Daily News.