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Khayalethu Anthony shines as The Champion in hard-hitting theatre production

Khayalethu Anthony and I.           Khayalethu Anthony shines as The Champion! Af ter scooping the award for Best Production at The Zabalaza Theatre  Festival earlier this year, a ward-winning actor,  Kh ayalethu Anthony is back at The Baxter Theatre, performing in his one-man theatre production, Th e Champion until 8, October 2014. The planning process for The Champion started about 4 years ago. "I did about 12-18 drafts and kept changing stuff, "  he says. "Parts of the story, like growing up without a father is true. The story is not based on my life, but on the lives of many in the townships," h e says. Khayalethu met up with his father about 2-3 months ago in the Eastern Cape. He admits to still being confused and being filled with mixed emotions. "I wanted my son to have a clan name and to belong somewhere, " he says. In a nutshell Khayalethu defines himself as a down-to-earth actor, director and writer. He likes simplicity.