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Nkhonjera on state of Malawi's theatre | The Nation Online

Like I have said previously, the primary objective of this space is to act as a platform to fuel progressive debates and discourse. Last week, I published an opinion from Onjezani Kenani on his take on the state of theatre in Malawi. Having gone through the entry, renowned theatre practitioner TawongaTadja Nkhonjera of Dikamawoko Arts ....

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Veteran Actor Frank Patani Mwase No More...But Who Was He?


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’. ....

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