Thembi Mtshali-Jones

1^st Lang: English 2^nd Lang: Zulu 3^rd Lang: Xhosa
Eyes: Brown Hair: Black Height: 1.7

Introduction

AWARDS

TRUTH IN TRANSLATION - Won a Fringe First in Edinburgh 2007, Thembi was nominated for best performance in a musical by Naledi Awards.

GOGO AND BIG SISTER - wrote & starred in a Radio Drama for BBC Radio 4. The Guardian Newspaper nominated it as pick of the day. It was chosen as Play of the Week by BBC World Service and broadcast globally to an estimated audience of 45 million.

In 2004 STOKVEL was nominated for Switzerlands Rose DOr and was the runner up at the American Emmys for Best International Comedy Award

THE WOODEN CAMERA won a Crystal Bear at the Berlin International Film Festival in 2004

CELEBRATION OF THE 10TH ANNIVERSARY FOR SOUTH AFRICA S INDEPENDENCE The Guardian newspaper nominated it as Pick of the day in the radio section of Arts and Entertainment. The BBC World Service chose it as Play of the Week and was broadcast globally.

WOMAN IN WAITING - was awarded with Best Actress Award at The Carthage Festival in Tunisia 1999, and nominated for a FNB Vita Award for best script. The play won a Fringe First in Edinburgh Festival in 2000. She was nominated for best actress in The Manchester Evening Standard Award in the UK, whilst the BBC Radio 4 version of the play won the Gold award for the best Radio Drama produced in Britain at the Sony Academy awards in 2002.

MAPANTSULA - was awarded an FNB Vita Nomination for Best Actress. With the film winning the best new film at the Cannes International Film Festival 1988

Film Experience

Film	Role	Production Company
NEW FAMILY	Desi	dir. Stefanie Sycholt, U5 Filmproduktion & Two Oceans Productions
COPPOSITES	Constance Ralapele	dir Oliver Rodger, OC Productions
RED SUN OF AFRICA	N'Nanga	dir Christian Theede: DO Productions
THEMBA	Sister Princess	Do Productions
COUNTRY OF MY SKULL
CAPE OF GOOD HOPE
THE WOODEN CAMERA
IN MY COUNTRY
DEEP IMPACT		produced by Steven Spielberg: USA
MAPANTSULA	lead

Television

Series	Role	Production Company
FINAL VERDICT I & II	Nonkululeko Mthethwa & Natalie	SABC 2, Carol Bouwer Productions
LEAGUE OF GLORY	Andiswa Sigcau	Waterfront Television
SILENT WITNESS	Zali	BBC series: Skeleton Productions, Out of Africa
STOKVEL	Hazel	Penguin Films: SABC 2
IT´S GOOD IT´S NICE
DIVERS DOWN		Edit Cafe: ETV
GENERATIONS		SABC
INTERROGATION ROOM		Waterfront Television: SABC
TAKALANI SESAME
MADAM & EVE		Penguin Films
SCOOP SCOOMBIE
S.O.S, FISHY FESHUNS
BACKSTAGE		ETV
PHINDI
IFA LAKWAMTHETHWA
JOURNEY THROUGH IMAGINATION	Presenter	Penguin Films
SGUDI SNAYIS

Theatre Experience

Production	Role	Venue
MOTHER TO MOTHER	A one woman play	Cowritten by Sindiwe Magona, Thembi mtshali
CISSIE GOOL		by Nadia Davids: Baxter Theatre
TRUTH IN TRANSLATION		dir by Michael Lessac between the USA & South Africa. Performed in Rwanda, Zimbabwe, South Africa, USA, UK, Sweden, Northern Ireland, Eastern Europe and the Balkans
CELEBRATION OF THE 10TH ANNIVERSARY FOR SOUTH AFRICAS INDEPENDENCE		commissioned by BBC RADIO 4 to write a play.
WOMAN IN WAITING	one woman play	commissioned by The Joseph Paps Theatre in New York
MARABI AND MABATHA		Malcom Purkeys Musical; Toured in South Africa, UK and USA
THE CRUCIBLE		with Lara Foot
DAUGHTER OF NEBO		dir Janice Honeyman; with Hillary Bletcher Market Theatre & toured to New York
LA CAGE AUX FOLLES		dir Janice Honeyman
JUKE BOX JOL		dir Janice Honeyman
ONCE ON THIS ISLAND		dir Janice Honeyman
EDEN AND OTHER PLACES		co written by Barney Simon and Thembi Mtshali
WOMAN OF AFRICA		co written by Thembi Mtshali
HAVE YOU SEEN ZANDILE		co written by Thembi Mtshali
BLACK AND WHITE FOLLIES		by Janice Honeyman: Market Theatre
IPI TOMBI	lead	World Tour including the West End of London & Broadway, New York
MEROPA (a musical production)	by Louis Burke and Joan Brickhill; 1973
UMABATHA (a Zulu adaptation of Macbeth)	The William Shakespeare Festival; London in 1971 and l972	discovered by Welcome Msomi