Duncan Buwalda

(1982-) Playwright.

Biography
Born and went to school in Johannesburg.

Training
Studied at Rhodes University and completed a BA in Drama and English, followed by an Honours degree in Drama in 2003 at the Rhodes University Drama Department.

Career
In 2009 he began work as a history teacher in Cape Town.

Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance
He began writing plays when he was sixteen, and his successful plays include Hinterland (2008-2015) and Dream, Brother (2011).

Awards, etc
His first staged play, Dream, Brother, received the 2011 Standard Bank Silver Ovation Award for Fringe Drama, while Hinterland gained three awards at the PANSA/NLDTF Festival of New Writing in 2012.

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