ZIMBABWEAN theatre actor Everson Ndlovu did it again on foreign land two weeks ago when he scooped the Special Mention Best Actor gong at this year’s Musho International Theatre Festival in Durban.
Entertainment Reporter
The festival was held at the Catalina Theatre in Durban, South Africa, from January 16 to 20.
The award was for his role in Allegations, a Mandisi Gobodi written and Patience Tawengwa directed two-hander.
Also starring in the play is Tomas Brickhill of Chikwata 263.
This is the second time Ndlovu has bagged an award on foreign land as he won the Upcoming Actor Award at the April International Theatre Festival in 2005 for his role in All Systems Out Of Order written, directed and produced by Tafadzwa Muzondo.
An elated Ndlovu said he was pleased to have participated at the festival.
“I am so proud to win an award out of Zimbabwe again, unlike our own National Arts Merit Awards where you have to apply for nomination for an award,” he said.
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“The festival was an awesome experience. Every show was different from the other and there was a lot to learn in terms of stage and performing craft. All performers gave their best because the nature of all shows at the festival is that either you are only two on stage or you are by yourself.”
This particular tour for Allegations was supported by Swiss Arts Council and the Swiss Agency for Development and Co-operation. Ndlovu said there was stiff competition from internationally acclaimed plays such as Sometimes I Laugh Like My Sister from London and Half Empty Half Full from Zimbabwe.
“I would like to thank my co-actor Tomas Brickhill without whom I would not have made it, my director Tawengwa, not forgetting Brezhnev Guveya for the sound and Mandisi Gobodi the writer of the play,” he said.
“Over the years I have learnt that it is not easy to make an audience believe in the performance you give in a show, but at the Musho International Theatre Festival 2013, I convinced them and made them believe.”
