La Shakara, Tholakele Productions, ATMAC, and others fight...

While theatre performances seem to be experiencing a reawakening across Nigeria, with more unpublished playwrights trying to project their works on stage, organisations like Tholakele Productions, MMA Africa, La Shakara, ATMAC, La Estel and Ajeboh Clothings have joined the fight to support the artistic domain of live theatre. These companies, all based in Calabar, Nigeria, have taken a giant stride to support the Emergent playwright El Osas Iyalekhue on his next play premier which holds 21st March, 2015. With SMEs like these replacing the place of multinationals who hardly ever support theatre, theatre maybe set to breathe a breath of fresh air.




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  1. Anonymous9 March 2015 at 19:22

    So proud of La Shakara.

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  2. dscx9 March 2015 at 23:54

    Let d fight continue oooo as long as d money is flowing in

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