Percy Mtwa

(1953-) Actor, director and playwright.

Biography

Mtwa was born and grew up in Wattville, Benoni.

His contribution to South African theatre

In 1979 he joined Gibson Kente’s company as actor, with a role as singer/dancer in Mama and the Load, which toured South Africa, playing most townships and later also at the Market Theatre and the Baxter Theatre.

With co-actor Mbongeni Ngema he broke away and they then devised the play Woza Albert! (1981) showed it to the Market Theatre whereBarney Simon joined them as director and the play went on to fame and fortune.*

He wrote and directed Bopha as a Market and Earth Players collaboration (The Laager, 1985-1986).

Became a resident director at the Market Theatre.***

Sources

http://www.bloomsbury.com/author/percy-mtwa#sthash.Sl6bssdr.dpuf.

Tucker, 1997

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