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. pp. 113. ISBN 9051835183. http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=muARApGW2CQC. 
2. ^ Rubin, Don (1997). The World Encyclopedia of Contemporary Theatre: Africa. Taylor & Francis. pp. 365. ISBN 0415059313. http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=TIgS_Eij8SEC. 
3. ^ Smith, David (2009-05-12). "Letter from Africa: 'When you tell a joke in the street, that is political'". London: The Guardian. http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/may/12/david-smith-cont-mhlanga. Retrieved 2010-04-30. 
4. ^ "Shine-A-Light - City of Rhyme". http://www.shinealight.org/CityOfRhyme.html. 
5. ^ Iqbal, Nosheen (2008-11-27). "Mhlanga and Zarganar win arts awards for human rights". London: The Guardian. http://www.guardian.co.uk/stage/2008/nov/27/theatre-awards-artventure-mhlanga-zarganar. Retrieved 2010-04-30. 
6. ^ "Zimbabwe writer Mhalanga honoured". BBC News. 2008-11-26. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/arts_and_culture/7751151.stm. 

External links

• AmaKhosi
• Voices from Zimbabwe
• Cont Mhlanga at the Internet Movie Database

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