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The Makerere Travelling Theatre in East Africa

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 November 2008

Lydia Kayanja
Lydia Kayanja
Affiliation:
The Students' Union, Makerere University College, Kampala
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The idea of taking free drama to the masses of people who have no local theatre and in any case could not afford expensive seats is becoming an established custom for the Dramatic Society of Makerere University College. The 1966 Travelling Theatre visited many towns in Uganda and Kenya. We journeyed in a very crowded Land-Rover, another being used for the luggage. An immense framework had to be carried to hold the curtains that formed the background of our stage in all performances; on top of this had to be put suitcases, spears and shields, and big boxes for our costumes.

Type
Africana
Information
The Journal of Modern African Studies , Volume 5 , Issue 1 , May 1967 , pp. 141 - 142
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1967

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