Drama & plays

Theatre entertainers in Uganda resume shows after week of mourning Kampala bombs

The bomb blasts that hit Kampala and left over 75 people dead last had a great effect on the theatre industry with a cross section of drama groups last week canceling their weekly shows as they joined the rest of Ugandans to mourn the mass loss of lives. Theatre Factory and the Ebonies are some […]

Wycliffe Kiyingi’s Mudduma Kwe Kwaffe starts showing at Uganda National Theater

Renowned Play Wright Wycliffe Kiyingi’s Muduma Kwe Kaffe has started showing at the National Theatre and will be showing every Saturday and Sunday at 3:00pm and 7:00pm up to August 3 2010. The 4 act play directed by Kaya Kagimu Mukasa is centered on the political and economic confusion that reigned in Uganda since 1945. […]

Bayimba Festival set to begin on September 17

The 2010 Bayimba International Festival of Music Arts is set to take place from Septemeber 17th to September 19th 2010 at the National Theatre in Kampala Uganda. Prior to the festival, workshops will be held between 1st and 16th September for all those interested in participating at the music festival to prepare them for their […]

Hundreds turn up for BBC drama auditions in Uganda

Hundreds of hopeful actors have today turned up at the National Theatre in Uganda to participate in the BBC Auditions of radio drama that BBC intends to run. This comes after BBC put up an African Performance Playwriting competition in which the first, second and third prize were all won by Ugandan writers. As a […]