Sheila Meiring Fugard

Sheila Meiring Fugard (born 1932 in England) is a writer of short stories and plays and the ex-wife of South African playwright Athol Fugard. Personal history Born in Birmingham, England in 1932, Sheila Meiring moved with her parents to South Africa, in 1940, when she was eight years old. She went to the University of Cape Town, where she wrote short stories and studied theatre. She met playwright Athol Fugard when she acted in one of his plays. In September 1956, she married Fugard and adopted his surname.