In a well-crafted narrative, satire and humour can be very useful mediums for political and social commentary. It takes a good playwright’s hand, a carefully crafted joke and a sly innuendo to prompt an audience to challenge long-held conceptions about social issues. Playwright Charles Mphoka used satire and humour in Kwathu Drama Group’s latest play
Interim leader of one of the country’s oldest theatre outfit Kwathu Drama Group Charles Mphoka says lack of proper and affordable venues has forced them to halt performances. He told said in an interview that since the passing of their leader Eric Mabedi, the group has only performed once. “We performed once at Golden Peacock