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It was all glamour at Amaryllis Hotel in Blantyre on Sunday night when Keturah launched her first self-titled 10-track album, Keturah. So, when she finally waltzed into the auditorium at 10.23 pm, she knew the hour of her much-anticipated glory had come. The thunderous applause from the audience reminded the local girl about her fans’
Veteran actor and play wright Frank Patani Mwase has passed on, family sources have confirmed. Mwase who starred with the late Due Chisiza Jr died at Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital in Blantyre. Mwase was until his death National Theatre Association of Malawi (Ntam) Board Chairperson
MWASE: Gone too Soon
But who was Frank Mwase?
Mwase’s theatre interest started at four years during in an Easter play co-acted with his brother. He, then, got baptized into theatre when he attended an Association for Teaching English in Malawi (Atem) festival at Blantyre Teachers College (BTC).
He liked Dr. James Ng’ombe production ‘The King’s Spiral’, as presented by Chichiri Secondary School students. Then, between 1981 and 1982, Mwase found himself testing the drama ropes when he acted in HHI’s ‘Servant of two masters’.