Cont Mhlanga

Cont Mdladla Mhlanga is a Zimbabwean playwright, actor and theatre director.[1] He is also the founder and head of the Amakhosi Theatre Productions company, formed in 1982.[2][3]

He is a critic of the government of Robert Mugabe, and has been arrested often for public expressions of his views. He, alongside Burmese satirist Zarganar and City of Rhyme - a 14-strong hip-hop group from northern Brazil, whose lyrics condemn violence [4] - were winners of the inaugural Freedom to Create Prize in 2008.[5][6]

Works

Written

  • The Good President
  • The End
  • Vikela
  • Sinjalo
  • Children On Fire
  • Games and Bombs
  • The Members

Directed

  • Bamqgibela Ephila
  • Omunye Umngcwabo

References

  1. ↑ Riemenschneider, Dieter; Frank Schulze-Engler (1993). African literatures in the eighties. Rodopi. p. 113. ISBN 9051835183.
  2. ↑ Rubin, Don (1997). The World Encyclopedia of Contemporary Theatre: Africa. Taylor & Francis. p. 365. ISBN 0415059313.
  3. ↑ Smith, David (2009-05-12). "Letter from Africa: 'When you tell a joke in the street, that is political'". London: The Guardian. Retrieved 2010-04-30.
  4. ↑ "Shine-A-Light - City of Rhyme".
  5. ↑ Iqbal, Nosheen (2008-11-27). "Mhlanga and Zarganar win arts awards for human rights". London: The Guardian. Retrieved 2010-04-30.
  6. ↑ "Zimbabwe writer Mhalanga honoured". BBC News. 2008-11-26.



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