Producing and Touring productions

Theatre for socio-political change / good governance / new writing

SHORT TEXTS

Come Freedom Come– Short text by Smith Likongwe - a compelling contemporary story of an opposition MP under siege at his house on the day of tabling an important bill in parliament. Presented as part of the International short text project in Oslo, and at the International Workshop Festival in London. September 2006

Fridom – by Jon Fosse, tells a bitter-sweet romantic tale ofwhathappens whena woman comes back to a man she left some time ago.Thestory looks at the way men deal with the concept of ‘freedom’ in relation to women. Presented as part of the International short text project in Oslo, and at the International Workshop Festival in London. September 2006

DEVISED WORK

Playing with Food – A provocative award winning multi-media theatre production about the 2002 food crisis – in which, the people reclaim the story and the link between democracy and famine fiercely satirized. This was part of Nanzikambe’s pioneering “Plating With Food in Theatre for decision makers” July 2004 – March 2005

Eating to Live a collaboration with South AfricanShoestring Theatre of the WINWIN group telling a story of commercial manipulation from rural Malawi – a man defends his sale of family resources to a private trader. Jan – April 2004

ChillyHeart co-devised physical-theatre piece. A thriller that analyses the power mechanisms in Malawi. September 2003

Garden of Plenty a cross-cultural and artistic exchange between university students

‘Democracy on Trial’ The programme as a whole intends to raise important questions and debate about democracy in Malawi and contribute to the strengthening of democratic culture and thinking.

Re-inventing European or Classical play texts for the African Context

Breaking The Pot : A re-invention of Ibsen’s A Dolls House: written through collaboration by Norwegian and Malawian writer/dramatists – toured nationally and to Grahamstown Festival. Funded by the Norwegian Embassy

Adaptation of St Exupery’s The Little Prince – a physical theatre piece, set to Ismael Lo’s music, supported by the French Cultural Centre and Loita Bank

African Dream – adaptation of A Midsummer Night’s Dream and Loita Bank

Adaptation of Feydoux’s Farce, A Flea in Her Ear,supportedby the French Cultural Centre and BATA shoes.

Macbeth - British Council funded, adaptation and large-scale sell-out national tour of the well known Shakespeare classic, integrating Malawi's top popular musicians: African Macbeth toured Malawi and to Zimbabwe.

Adaptation and national tour of Shakespeare's classic, Hamlet, fusingtraditional dance and music forms.