The Standard Bank Young Artist Award winner for Theatre 2012 is the spunky actress/writer/director
Princess Zinzi Mhlongo (25).
Drawing her inspiration from previous Standard Bank Young Artists, Princess believes
that the award will enable her to strengthen her artistic voice as well as give
her the motivation to continue to grasp opportunities with a renewed passion.
“Andrew Buckland, Mbongeni Ngema, Paul Grootboom, Ntshieng Mokgoro are just a few
names of the people who have received this award in previous years. To be added
to that list is such an honour. It reassures me that I am going in the right direction,”
said Mhlongo about winning this year.
“Our journeys are different and can never be the same but I am determined to follow
my own path by working hard. I just didn’t think it would lead me to a Standard
Bank Award which is why I’m so grateful,” she added.
“I know that this award will open up many doors for me. I am ready to grab opportunities
as they come. I have big dreams and this is the perfect time for them to come true.
Winning the Standard Bank Young Artist Award doesn’t mean I have made it but it
simply marks the beginning of great things to come,” she added.