Nokuthula Mavuso Opens Up About Pitiful Payment During Theatre Days
- Nokuthula Mavuso has revealed her pitiful payment during her days at the Braamfontein Theatre
- The actress shared that she used to get paid R742 per week and she had to pay R300 rent from the same salary
- Nokuthula said she still loves theatre but said she's not eager to go back because it is just like "slavery"
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Nokuthula Mavuso has shared her pitiful payment details when she was still working at the Braamfontein Theatre in Johannesburg.
The actress took to Twitter recently and opened up about her days as a theatre actress. She said the Mzansi theatre industry is not favourable to actresses.
Nokuthula, who is now a TV and film thespian, said that women are exploited in the theatre industry. The star said she still loves doing theatre but described it as "slavery" in Mzansi.
"The pay is just not worth it."
Nokuthula expressed that overseas children's theatre pays way better than our own. The former Rhythm City actress further shared that she even co-directed a play but the director did not pay her all her money and did not credit her for her work.
Nokuthula added that she was taking home R742 per week at the Braam Theatre, which did not help her much.
"I’d pay my rent every week (R300) just in case I would go months without work."
In other entertainment news, Briefly.co.za reported that Nokuthula Mavuso joined the likes of Kelly Khumalo, Rami Chuene, and Stoan Seate who complained about the lack of funding from government. Nokuthula wrote a precise Twitter thread to Nathi Mthethwa and the SA presidency, detailing her struggle as a freelance actress.
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At the time, she revealed that she had last worked in April 2019 before the birth of her child. The star said her upcoming gig was therefore postponed due to the lockdown imposed in Mzansi to flatten the Covid-19 curve.
Nokuthula said she had submitted all necessary documentation but she had not received correspondence from government.
"I was hopeful that the fund would cushion the #LockdownSA #COVID19SA blow. I sent through all required docs by your dept, I’m yet to receive an acknowledgment of receipt from your dept. It pains me that actors like myself have been ignored or rejected without plausible explanation."
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