Features Namulondo Theatre: The Throne of ‘80s Theatre in Uganda by Patrick Ssentongo September 2, 2023 28
Incubator 7: POPArt’s Innovative Response to Covid-19 by Tonderai Chiyindiko May 15, 2020 0 222 Features In the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic which among other industries has adversely affected the theatre sector in South Africa... Read more
Lessons from the Online Stephen J Chifunyise International Theatre Festival by Takudzwa Chihambakwe May 10, 2020 0 221 Features When Zimbabwean theatre practitioner Stephen Joel Chifunyise passed on last year, Theatre in The Park, the organisers of the Harare... Read more
Is COVID-19 a Blessing in Disguise for Theatre? by Ian Kiyingi Muddu May 2, 2020 0 640 Features On the centre stage, where many an actor has strutted his stuff, sits a ghost light. Lonesome. Frail. Flickering. Such... Read more
Rose Mbowa of ‘Mother Uganda’ and Her Theatre by Ian Kiyingi Muddu March 7, 2020 0 1.6k People Rose Mbowa was a poet, dancer, actress playwright, director, singer – all rolled in one. Read more
Uganda’s Elvania Namukwaya who Broke the Glass Ceiling of Theatre by Ian Kiyingi Muddu February 15, 2020 0 2.4k Features Elvania Namukwaya Zirimu is one of the first ever and most resonant female voices to emerge in African theatre. Ironically... Read more
Mbuso Khoza on why the Battle of Isandlwana remains a pivotal moment in African history by Tonderai Chiyindiko January 25, 2020 0 255 Features Mbuso Khoza is a Griot, a modern-day philosopher and public intellectual who sees his role as one of educating the... Read more
Zimbabwe’s Jasen Mphepo Little Theatre Serving a Big Purpose by Takudzwa Chihambakwe September 7, 2019 0 249 Features The Jasen Mphepo Little Theatre is serving a big purpose contrary to its name. Since opening its doors there has... Read more
Genocide 25, a Rwandan Generation Learning About 94 by Kaggwa Andrew May 22, 2019 0 432 Features From punchlines and pros, the audience simply listened even to things that made them cringe. At times, it was just... Read more
Does Overexposure of the Black Female Body Draw it Closer to a Sell-by Date? by Andrew Mulenga January 8, 2019 0 195 Features In performance or live art, the body has increasingly been become an integral component for addressing complex social subjects, particularly... Read more
Black Privilege by Andrew Mulenga January 7, 2019 0 191 Features Having been literally hounded out of the Black Privilege performance along with other members of the audience with apparently mutual... Read more