Projects
Nanzikambe Productions
Shows Directed by Kate Stafford for Nanzikambe in Malawi
UNDER CONSTRUCTION - please check back later
The Tempest
Performed in English (original Shakespeare text) and Chichewa (with surtitles). Performers from the UK and Malawi with original music by Ben Mankhamba and Frederick Rich. Tour of the UK funded by Arts Council England and Africa Express.
After Mikuyu
Performed at Ovalhouse Theatre's Southern Africa Theatre Festival. A collaboration between Bilimankhwe International Theatre (UK) and Nanzikambe Theatre Arts (Malawi). Using the story and poetry of Jack Mapanje we explored his experience as a political prisoner in the time of the dictator, Hastings Kamuzu Banda.
And Crocodiles are Hungry at Night
An adaptation of Jack Mapanje's prison memoir. Incorporating Mapanje’s searing poetry and using both traditional and modern Malawian music, this is a life-affirming play; filled with rage, despair, horror and of course, hope.
