A growing number of independent theatre practitioners in Lagos are adopting immersive and audience-centred productions as part of efforts to revive traditional African storytelling practices.The ...
Esiaba Irobi : the tragedy of exile / Olu Oguibe -- Esiaba Irobi : a personal note / Martin Banham -- Esiaba Irobi and his muse / Georgina Alaukwu-Ehuriah -- Remembering Esiaba Irobi at the ...
Ahead of the second edition of TheatreMania Africa Festival (TAF) 2025, veteran Nollywood actor, Dr Akin Lewis has opined that African stories told through theatre can provoke dialogue across cultures ...
Performers Percy Mtwa, left, and Mbongeni Ngema in a scene from "Woza Albert" at the Market Theatre in Johannesburg, South Africa, in 1981. (Ruphin Coudyzer | AP) JOHANNESBURG, South Africa—When it ...
African puppetry is a vibrant and dynamic art form that has been used for centuries to narrate stories, teach morals, and ...
The device of race: an introduction / Harry J. Elam, Jr. -- Uncle Tom's women / Judith Williams -- Political radicalism and artistic innovation in the works of Lorraine Hansberry / Margaret B.
Co-sponsored by American Studies, Africana Studies, The Boswell Fund, Gender, Sexuality and Women's Studies, The Department of History, and Sumner Rand The colloquia series will offer a space for ...
By Joan OdafeThe National Arts Theatre says it will unveil a new African musical to mark 2026 Children’s Day to entertain young audiences while reconnecting them with culture, storytelling and live ...
Athol Fugard's THE ROAD TO MECCA is back on stage in South Africa in a major production mounted by The Fugard Theatre. At the helm of this new staging of the classic play is Greg Karvellas, who shared ...
Nigeria will host Africa’s first-ever joint global festival for Improvisational Theatre and Playback Theatre practitioners as Abuja welcomes performers, educators, humanitarian workers, and ...
South Africa's iconic Market Theatre, born in the darkest days of apartheid and a force for change, is celebrating its 50th anniversary. The iconic South African theater that took on apartheid ...