Duncan Buwalda

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(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.

Sources

http://www.broadwayworld.com/south-africa/article/Junkets-Publisher-Launches-Publication-of-Duncan-Buwaldas-HINTERLAND-20141003#

http://cue.ru.ac.za/tag/duncan-buwalda/

http://www.clarkesbooks.co.za/books/browse/48

http://www.iol.co.za/tonight/news/local/an-imagined-meeting-of-great-minds-1.1316872#.VMhpwk39kqQ

http://www.meganshead.co.za/tag/duncan-buwalda/

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