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“Shirley Valentine” Review: TOTB


“Clouds Like Waves” Review


“One Arm” Review: Artscape


Kenya Theatre Awards 2022 – Complete Winners List





Artist Entrance: Moya Michael


Nairobi Hosts Major Performing Arts Conference










“Samson” Wins International Award


“Cinderella” At the Masque: Review


“Blood Knot,” A 60-Year-Old Message


“The Red on the Rainbow,” A Brave and Important Play


“Metsi”: A Tapestry of Creativity




“Shirley Valentine” Review: TOTB
by Beverley Brommert | Mar 17, 2022 | Review, South Africa, Theatre and Gender | 0
SHIRLEY VALENTINE. Director: Gina Shmukler. Cast: Natasha Sutherland. Theatre on the Bay. Astute...
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“Clouds Like Waves” Review
by Karen Rutter | Mar 12, 2022 | Devised Theatre, Review, South Africa | 0
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“One Arm” Review: Artscape
by Beverley Brommert | Mar 9, 2022 | Adaptation, Review, South Africa | 0
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Artist Entrance: Moya Michael
by Etcetera | Feb 19, 2022 | Interview, South Africa, Theatre and Dance | 0
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“Samson” Wins International Award
by WeekendSpecial.Co | Jan 23, 2022 | Musical Theatre, News, South Africa, Theatre and Politics | 0
Act of Will: Kenya Theatre Award Defy Covid-19 Gloom
The big winner at the awards (Kenya’s version of the Tony's) was Back to Basics theatre group. Founded by veteran thespian Mbeki Mwalimu, Back to Basics raked up a total of 6 awards.
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Stages Of Womanhood: On Female Theatre In The Arab World
by Nora Amin | Nov 25, 2018 | France, Morocco, News, Theatre and Gender, Transcultural Collaborations | 0
The Women Making Waves in Theatre in Africa Part 2
by The African Theatre Magazine | May 15, 2021 | Gambia, Kenya, Malawi, News, Nigeria, South Africa, Theatre and Gender, Tunisia, Uganda, Zimbabwe | 0
In most parts of Traditional Africa, theatre was a prerogative of the woman. Women were the...






















































Samia Jaheen: The Story of All Stories




























































Disability And The Arts To Be Discussed Within D-CAF
















In Memoriam: Adel Hakim




















“Sah El-Nom” Monodrama At Cairo’s Osiris








“An Enemy of the People”: The Egyptian Experience




















Performing Arts Conference Sets the Pace for Future Theatrical Discourse
by Alexander Nderitu | Mar 21, 2022 | Education, Kenya, News, Theatre and Decolonization, Transcultural Collaborations | 0
‘Whatever you teach action, it out. If you teach music, sing. If you teach language, write a novel. If you teach drama, act.’
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Kenya Theatre Awards 2022 – Complete Winners List
by Alexander Nderitu | Feb 27, 2022 | Kenya, Musical Theatre, News | 0
Hope Azeda And Her Art That Heals
by The African Theatre Magazine | Aug 13, 2020 | Devised Theatre, Featured, Rwanda | 0
“Theatre in Rwanda? Are you crazy? There’s no theatre in Rwanda,” said Hope Azeda’s...
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“Genocide 25”: A Rwandan Generation Learning About 94
by Kaggwa Andrew Mayiga | Aug 23, 2019 | Producing, Review, Rwanda | 0
The Women Making Waves in Theatre in Africa Part 2
by The African Theatre Magazine | May 15, 2021 | Gambia, Kenya, Malawi, News, Nigeria, South Africa, Theatre and Gender, Tunisia, Uganda, Zimbabwe | 0
In most parts of Traditional Africa, theatre was a prerogative of the woman. Women were the...
Ethiopian Theater: A Brief Introduction
by Zerihun Birehanu Sira | Jul 6, 2019 | Essay, Ethiopia | 0
European Influences in Ethiopian Theater Prior to the introduction of European form of theatre in...
“Daddies of Sugar” Pokes Fun at Shenanigans of Modern-Day Ruling Elites
by Tonderai Chiyindiko | Feb 13, 2020 | Africa, Review, South Sudan | 0
Daddies of Sugar with its catchy and somewhat risqué title is Jefferson Tshabalala better known in...





The Women Making Waves in Theatre in Africa Part 2


The Tragedy of Social Distancing in Physical Theatre


Exploring Funding in Zimbabwean Theatre










Zimbabwe’s Jasen Mphepo Little Theatre












Ola Rotimi: The Enduring Influence of a Nigerian Theatre Giant
by Sanya Osha | Aug 12, 2021 | Essay, Nigeria, Playwriting, Theatre and Politics | 0
Twenty years after his death, the Nigerian dramatist Ola Rotimi is attracting renewed interest....
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The Women Making Waves in Theatre in Africa Part 2
by The African Theatre Magazine | May 15, 2021 | Gambia, Kenya, Malawi, News, Nigeria, South Africa, Theatre and Gender, Tunisia, Uganda, Zimbabwe | 0
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5 Reasons Why Verse Is the Language for Theatre in 2020s
by Kasia Lech | Mar 12, 2021 | Dramaturgy, Ireland, Nigeria, Playwriting, Poland, Spain, Transmedia, United Kingdom | 0
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Avignon 2019: In Search Of Multiple Selves: “Multiple-S” By Salia Sanou And “Oskara” By Kukai Dantza
by Yana Meerzon | Jul 21, 2019 | Avignon 2019, Burkina Faso, Devised Theatre, Festivals, France, Review | 0
The focus of this review is inspired by the title and the theme of Salia Sanou’s multidisciplinary...
Dance As A Language, Exhaustion As A Therapy
by Jean-Baptiste Joly | Mar 12, 2018 | Chad, Devised Theatre, Interview, Theatre and Dance | 0
… when no one is willing to listen, no one you could tell, no one you could talk it over with to...
Decolonising Shakespeare: Setting Othello in Ghana and Pericles in Glasgow
by Henry Bell | Jan 30, 2022 | Adaptation, Essay, Ghana, India, Theatre and Decolonization, Transcultural Collaborations, United Kingdom | 0
Over the last few years, the issue of decolonising the curriculum has become a growing concern for...
World Premiere: Ousmane Aledji’s “Traumatism”
by The Theatre Times | Nov 9, 2010 | Benin, Review | 0
On October 27, 28 & 29, 2010 at 8pm AfricAvenir presented the world premiere of the theatre...
The Women Making Waves in Theatre in Africa Part 2
by The African Theatre Magazine | May 15, 2021 | Gambia, Kenya, Malawi, News, Nigeria, South Africa, Theatre and Gender, Tunisia, Uganda, Zimbabwe | 0
In most parts of Traditional Africa, theatre was a prerogative of the woman. Women were the...
The Women Making Waves in Theatre in Africa Part 2
by The African Theatre Magazine | May 15, 2021 | Gambia, Kenya, Malawi, News, Nigeria, South Africa, Theatre and Gender, Tunisia, Uganda, Zimbabwe | 0
In most parts of Traditional Africa, theatre was a prerogative of the woman. Women were the...
Stephen Joel Chifunyise and his Legacy to Zimbabwean Theatre and Performance
by Samuel Ravengai | Aug 10, 2019 | News, Playwriting, Zambia, Zimbabwe | 0
Stephen Chifunyise’s death At about 1830hrs on Monday, 5 August 2019, Stephen Joel Chifunyise...
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“These Are Not My Shoes” is Powerful Social Commentary
by Tonderai Chiyindiko | Oct 11, 2021 | Africa, Review, South Africa
These Are Not My Shoes is a story about absent fathers and what happens to young men when they...
Read MoreIs COVID-19 A Blessing In Disguise For Theatre?
by Ian Kiyingi Muddu | May 21, 2020 | Africa, Covid-19, Essay, Theatre and Politics
On the center stage, where many an actor has strutted his stuff, sits a ghost light. Lonesome....
Read More“Daddies of Sugar” Pokes Fun at Shenanigans of Modern-Day Ruling Elites
by Tonderai Chiyindiko | Feb 13, 2020 | Africa, Review, South Sudan
Daddies of Sugar with its catchy and somewhat risqué title is Jefferson Tshabalala better known in...
Read More“Hoot” – Featuring the Inimitable and Versatile Matthew Ribnick is a Rib-Cracking Comedic Masterpiece!
by Tonderai Chiyindiko | Feb 8, 2020 | Acting, Africa, Review, South Africa
Matthew Ribnick is not your average actor and his performance in the highly acclaimed Hoot is...
Read MoreMbuso Khoza on why the “Battle of Isandlwana” Remains a Pivotal Moment in African History
by Tonderai Chiyindiko | Feb 7, 2020 | Africa, Interview, South Africa, Theatre and Age
Any interview with Mbuso Khoza is both a wide-ranging history lesson and a remarkable exploration...
Read MoreBroadway: Does “The Great White Way” Live Up to Its Name?
by Alexander Nderitu | Jan 17, 2020 | Africa, Essay, New York, Theatre and Gender, Theatre and Politics, Transcultural Collaborations, United States of America
Ntozake Shange, author of the famous Broadway play For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide /...
Read MoreTop-Searched Musicals in Africa
by Alexander Nderitu | Jan 9, 2020 | Africa, Musical Theatre, News
Methodology The most-searched-for musicals in Kenya, online, are High School Musical, The Lion...
Read MoreThe “Time Traveler” Who Took Our Tobacco
by Alexander Nderitu | Nov 11, 2019 | Africa, Kenya, News, Transcultural Collaborations
The Akamba people of East Africa have a saying: “The visitor has the best tobacco.”...
Read MoreZimbabwe Produces a Visual And Performing Arts Syllabus for Junior School: Grades 3 to Grade 7
by Stephen Joel Chifunyise | Sep 25, 2019 | Africa, News, Zimbabwe
In 2015, I met with the late Stephen Chifunyise at the New Partnership for Africa’s Development...
Read MoreKankurang Festival 2019: The Gambia
by Aldith Gauci | Feb 23, 2019 | Africa, Essay, Festivals, Gambia, Participatory Theatre
In 2005, Kankurang was inscribed by UNESCO as an intangible cultural heritage of humanity. The...
Read More“Seven Plays of Koffi Kwahulé: In and Out of Africa” Is Made Available To Anglophone Audiences
by The Theatre Times | Sep 6, 2017 | Africa, Books, France
The work of renowned Ivoirian playwright Koffi Kwahulé has been translated into some 15 languages...
Read MoreQueer Chronopolitics: Forests, Freaks and Performativity
by Göksu Kunak | Apr 25, 2017 | Africa, Egypt, LGBTQ Theatre
The term ‘freak’ thus refers not only to bodies, but also to denormalizing social...
Read MoreChina’s “Cherry Orchard”
by Anne Manyara | Nov 17, 2014 | Africa, China, Review, Russian Theatre Abroad
“Medicine is my lawful wife and literature is my mistress,” said Anton Chekhov (1860-1904), “when...
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