Earth Players
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Also known as The Earth Players, Earth Players is a company formed by Percy Mtwa and Mbongeni Ngema in May 1980.
Their first production was Woza Albert!, which they created and first presented in 1981, a work the company took on tour over a number of years.
The next work was Bopha!, which Percy Mtwa wrote and directed. It was staged at The Laager in October 1985, as a Market Theatre and Earth Players collaboration.
Sources
Pat Schwartz. 1988. The Best of Company. Johannesburg: Ad Donker: pp. 100-102, 256,
Tucker, 1997. 442.
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