Peter Se-Puma
(1955-) Actor, director and playwright.
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Biography
Training
He studied drama with the Workshop '71 company.
Career
Started his career with Gibson Kente
Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance
As actor played the husband to his wife Nomsa Nene's "Poppie" in the landmark dramatization of the Elsa Joubert novel Poppie Nongena. Wrote and directed Hamba Dompas in 1986, which became popular locally and abroad. In 1988 adapted and directed Antigone to a post-Apartheid South African setting, calling it Igazi Lam (“My blood”).
His Hamba Dompas was directed by Nomsa Nene with the author and John Ledwaba at the Laager in January 1986. He starred in the Basil Rubin-Market Theatre production of Herb Gardner’s I’m not Rappaport in 1986. In 1986 he appeared in PACT's production of Die Laaste Sondag and Die Koning Sterf. He starred in Bobby Heaney’s production of Largo Desolato in 1988. He starred in Die Storm for TRUK at the Alexander Theeatre in 1989. He starred in Jean Genet’s The Blacks for PACT in 1989. He starred in Wole Soyinka’s Death and the King’s Horseman in 1992. He starred in Romeo and Juliet at the State Theatre and the Alexander Theatre in 1992.
Apart from a number of television roles, he played in the film My Country, My Hat. He has been extensively involved in TV commercials and serials, documentary and educational programmes.
Awards, etc
In 1984 Peter won the DALRO Award for Best Supporting Role for Poppie. Won the Black Theatre Group Award for best play of the year for Hamba Dompas.
Sources
Tucker, 1997
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