Cont Mhlanga
Zimbabwean playwright and actor (died 2022)
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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]
Born
1957/1958
Cont Mdladla Mhlanga
1957/1958
Died1 August 2022
Occupationsplaywright, actor, and theatre director
Notable workThe Good President
Cont Mhlanga | |
|---|---|
| Born | Cont Mdladla Mhlanga 1957/1958 |
| Died | 1 August 2022 |
| Occupations | playwright, actor, and theatre director |
| Notable work | The Good President |
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
