Kaggwa Andrew Mayiga, Author at The Theatre Times

Mariam Ndagire: A Full Career in Theatre, Music and Film

Posted by Kaggwa Andrew Mayiga | 4th Apr 2024 | Acting, Essay, Uganda

It is hard to remember the first encounter with Mariam Ndagire as an artist. It was probably...

“Golden Calabash:” A Peep at Modern Politics

Posted by Kaggwa Andrew Mayiga | 16th Feb 2024 | Review, Theatre and Politics, Uganda

John Ssegawa’s Golden Calabash, Ekimala Ebita Embuga opened at the National Theatre in Kampala running during the Christmas season from 23rd to 26th December 2023. The theatre spent 2023 trying to find solutions to its...

Phillip Luswata: A Career Onstage and Behind the Scene

Posted by Kaggwa Andrew Mayiga | 4th Feb 2024 | Directing, Essay, Uganda

Phillip Luswata – “the one from Uganda” The first time I learned about Phillip Luswata was on a black and white TV. Then, he was a guest on the South African evening daily soap, Egoli: Place of Gold. His cameo had received such...

Kampala’s Tale of Two Theatre Festivals

Posted by Kaggwa Andrew Mayiga | 4th Jan 2024 | Festivals, News, Uganda

If there is one thing many theatre practitioners around the world seem to agree on, it is that the art seems threatened. Alternative entertainment options like cinema, television, bars, and the internet pose a threat to it. Most...

“Faded:” Beyond the Dance

Posted by Kaggwa Andrew Mayiga | 28th Dec 2023 | Review, Theatre and Gender, Uganda

Nabaggala Lillian Maximilian has outdone herself by covering a lot of ground recently. A few months ago, she premiered a dance theatre production, Nambi, and exhibited a short film, Faded in Berlin. And barely a month after the...

10 Years Later, Kampala International Theatre Festival is Still Spreading Wings

Posted by Kaggwa Andrew Mayiga | 20th Nov 2023 | Festivals, News, Uganda

The Kampala International Theatre Festival (KITF) will open on November 22 in Uganda. This will be...

Leonard Okware: 39 Years Behind the Lights

Posted by Kaggwa Andrew Mayiga | 29th Oct 2023 | Directing, Essay, Uganda

Leonard Okware has been making theatre companies at the national theatre in Uganda look good for the past 39 years. Theatre lighting design has a major influence on setting the tone and mood of any theatre production. It is what...