Mpume Mthombeni stopped eating meat for three months to prepare for her new role as a female assassin in the play 'Isidlamlilo/The Fire Eater'.
Mthombeni said she began preparing mentally and physically three months ago.is based on the true story of Maseko, who was an IFP assassin in the 1980s.Mpume Mthombeni in Empatheatre's 'Isidlamlilo/The Fire Eater'.Eager to master the role, Mthombeni said her research included visiting the former assassin at her home at Thokoza Women's Hostel in Durban.“It was important to prepare my mind and my body for this character because it is a one-woman show.
“I found her living in a tiny room in a hostel. When I arrived, she'd had a stroke. It was difficult for her to move around.
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