Mr Speaker, I move without notice:
That the House -
1) notes that acclaimed South African playwright Athol Fugard received a Lifetime Achievement Award at the prestigious Tony Awards in New York on Sunday, 12 June 2011;
2) further notes that Athol Fugard has received a total of eight nominations in the past, including four for Best Play for Sizwe Banzi is Dead, The Island, A Lesson from Aloes, Master Harold and the Boys, and Blood Knot;
3) recognises that he has written one novel, Tsotsi, of which a film version won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Film in 2006;
4) further recognises that South African playwright Eve Ensler received the Stevenson Award, which recognises members of the theatre community for their humanitarian efforts;
5) acknowledges that the South African-based Handspring Puppet Company received a special Tony Award for their animals in War Horse, which received the Best Play Award;
6) congratulates Athol Fugard, Eve Ensler and the Handspring Puppet Company on their excellent achievements;
7) commends Athol Fugard in particular, who has used his art to speak out against racism and continued to be an "active voice for freedom and equality"; and
8) wishes all these artists continued success and achievement in the international theatre industry.
Agreed to.