MUTHE Performs OF MEN AND CROCODILES

SUNDAY September 4, 2011 in the Mzuzu University Hall from 7pm, Mzuzu University performs a Of Men and Crocodiles play. Featuring Associate Professor Shumba, the production promises fireworks. According to sources the play boost of such big and upcoming names in the theatre circles.

The talk of the campus is about MUTHE and the play is 'Of Men and Crocodiles'. It will be performed on 4th September and likely it will be analysed as has been the case before. The play has broken a record of the first ever production to be copied but the fact remains : Always imitated but never equaled"

Be the judge after the 4th September 2011.

Trustee Leah Umphawi Engage

Mzuzu university TheatreHeights Ensemble (MUTHE) former President and now a Trustee has engaged. According to our sources the former president engagement to Ipyana Mwagomba ceremony was colourful and well organised.

Dramatically Leah Umphawi in what can be attributed as 'over-excitement' the MUTHE former Trustee failed to invite her fellow MUTHE members. In an Interview, MUTHEs founding Trustee Gift Chingwalu downplayed the issue of 'not being invited' to the ceremony and looked at the positive side. He wished Leah all the best in her new life. He said MUTHE is looking forward to the big day.

Leah becomes the fourth Trustee to engage after Trustee Anne Kachali and Trustee Naomi Nyasulu and Trustee Mphatso Chirombo. According to MUTHEs hall of fame, Leah aka 'Anafutsela' is also the third person to occupy the presidency of MUTHE after Trustee Naomi Banda and Trustee David Nyirenda.

Life after MUTHE membership

One becomes a Trustee after diligently served MUTHE as a member and graduates. The second group of new Trustees is set to graduate on 12th June 2011. But what impact has the first cohort of Trustees achieved? Its close to two years now and MUTHE would like to hear what they are doing in promoting theatre in the country.

We, at MUTHE Secretariat request all Trustees to email us what they are doing since graduating. We are going to publish their works on the website and facebook.

MUTHE is currently working on two plays "Nightmare 101" and Of Crocodiles and Men" set to be premired this year. (the picture, Trustee Linda Mpando. MUTHE want to hear from you)

MUTHE AWARDS 2010 - Leah Umphawi Voted Best Actress

Leah Umphawi was nominated and won the Best Actress award for the year 2010. Leah who also handed over her mantle of presidency to Godfrey Chimai made her debut for MUTHE in Emotional Crunch a play she played a role of a best girl at Trustee Mirriam Mkamangas wedding. Leah was also an actress to watch in Wine for Supper and Honoris causa. She really deserved the award. She was awarded a Certificate of Excellence for her achievement. Leah is now a Trustee of Mzuzu University TheatreHeights (MUTHE)

MUTHE'S GUILTY AS SIN, SIMPLY THE YEARS BEST

Mzuzu University TheatreHeights Ensemble (MUTHE) were in a spectacular class of their own in the just ended year when they enthralled theatre fans with their marvelous premiere of Guilty As Sin and Honoris Causa, the massive showcase of which took place in the jam packed Mzuni Hall, reports Charles Namalele's Masked Spying Press.

The Plays enjoyed a star studded cast , started off on a grand note as each scene was characterized by skyrocketing levels of splendor concocted with a speacial touch of grandiose humour.

Speaking in an interview exclusive to Masked Spying Press, MUTHE Trustee Gift Chingwalu said he was extremely happy as the actors and actresses lived up to the theatre outfits expectations." I am in seventh heaven; the issue on the ground is that we wanted to prove to the learned theatre fans that we are simply the best and we dont follow anyone in theatre circles - reason we are on position one. We have always given our audience well baked plays........." ethused he, and later extended a token of best wishes to all the MUTHE crew for doing justice to the best plays. He further extrapolated that the secret behind MUTHEs performances is having best actors/actresses in addition to writting the best plays. Asked to comment on reports that some are comparing MUTHE works to their own theatre-like crafts, Chingwalu laughed at it and tells this reporter that ' in theatre, the stage is the best place to prove a point and not in class where some student find theatre as greek, you know real playwrights do it on stage." The play used some lyrics from upcoming R n B sensational DIKTATOR ..........'akuti sine dolo ndimagwera, ngati zili zophweka bwanji osagwera.........

Chingwalu also ruled out any possible threat that those who are attacking MUTHE in classes are doing that to delete the sole Mzuzu University Student Represantative Councils' theatre group, Said he " Inu talimbana ndi ng'ona ife kuti MUTHE ifike pamene ilipa, ndiye buluzi ndi chiyani". (We have fought Crocodiles inorder to have MUTHE here and what can a lizard do) the MUTHE Trustee refused to comment further on the matter.

As we went to press, MUTHE had organised a party in honor of outgoing level 4 students members.

MUTHE MEETS

Semester activities for  Mzuzu University's sole drama group will be unveiled tomorrow when members of the Mzuzu University Theatre Ensemble holds their first general assembly at 10am in the University Hall . Agenda for the meeting is not known but its obvious that among other things to be tackled are issues to do with 'Bye bye MUTHE", Elections and Semester fun activities.

So far Senior Executive members including Vice President Idea Teambo, Secretary Ellen Kanyenda, Artistic Director Jaheibic Banda, Script Writer Lawlley Zimba, Technical Director Rabson Mtonga, Treasurer Elisha Zuze and Technical Director Alex Mwale are already in. The President is yet to be spotted on the campus and is reportedly 'still on holiday'. On her facebook posting to Trustee Gift Chingwalu wall The President wrote....... Kikikikikikikikki chiholide!??? Ka holideko????? Kod sukunva pat??? Ndat im sortn out sthn kae..uzaziona wen u r frst born..kweeee.....Achingwalu wil cum wn al z set hea..thez sthn im sortn out

If the president wont make it to the meeting, it is obvious that the Vice president will preside over the proceedings on her behalf.

The Senior Trustees

These senior trustees also were part of the the many that witnessed the graduation of the founders of MUTHE and wished them all the best in everything and avised them to remain intouch with their collegues in MUTHE as well to support it.