Cont Mhlanga Explained
| Cont Mhlanga |
| Birth Name: | Cont Mdladla Mhlanga |
| Birth Date: | 1957/1958 |
| Death Date: | 1 August 2022 |
| Nationality: | Zimbabwean |
| Occupation: | playwright, actor, and theatre director |
| Notable Works: | The Good President |
Cont Mdladla Mhlanga (1957/1958 – 1 August 2022)[1] was a Zimbabwean playwright, actor, and theatre director.[2] He was also the founder and head of the Amakhosi Theatre Productions company, formed in 1982.[3] [4]
Mhlanga was a critic of the government of Robert Mugabe, and was 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[5] – were winners of the inaugural Freedom to Create Prize in 2008.[6] [7]
Works
Written
- The Good President
- The End
- Vikela
- Sinjalo
- Children On Fire
- Games and Bombs
- The Members
Directed
- Bamqgibela Ephila
- Omunye Umngcwabo
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Renowned culture activist and playwright Cont Mhlanga dies. 1 August 2022. Zimbabwe News Now . 2 August 2022.
- Book: Riemenschneider, Dieter. Frank Schulze-Engler. African literatures in the eighties. Rodopi. 1993. 113. 9051835183.
- Book: Rubin, Don. The World Encyclopedia of Contemporary Theatre: Africa. Taylor & Francis. 1997. 365. 0415059313 .
- News: Letter from Africa: 'When you tell a joke in the street, that is political'. The Guardian. 12 May 2009 . London . David . Smith . 30 April 2010.
- Web site: Shine-A-Light – City of Rhyme . 14 September 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090928223428/http://www.shinealight.org/CityOfRhyme.html . 28 September 2009 . dead .
- News: Mhlanga and Zarganar win arts awards for human rights. The Guardian. 27 November 2008 . London . 30 April 2010 . Nosheen . Iqbal.
- News: Zimbabwe writer Mhalanga honoured . BBC News . 26 November 2008 .
