adminThe group, which is made up of six members, seeks to highlight the daily trials of the people of Plumtree and surrounding areas through the use of theatre infused with comedy to entertain and educate people at the same time.
In an interview, founder of the group Sipho Mguni said the group had decided to embark on the shows after discovering that gender-based violence was a big problem not only in Plumtree, but in Zimbabwe as a whole.
“When we look at Plumtree and Zimbabwe in general we can see that gender–based violence, specifically violence perpetrated by men on women and girls is still very much a big issue. We have discovered that many women are suffering at the hands of their spouses or fathers and we want to tackle that problem through the medium of theatre,” he said.
Mguni said the group targets the people of Plumtree in particular as they believed that people in the town were also affected by domestic violence.
“We see a lot of women suffering at the hands of abusers in our community and we aim to highlight such cases through our plays which seek not only to entertain but to teach as well,” he said.
Mguni said the group tried to infuse comedy in some of their acts as that was an effective way to approach serious issues in a light-hearted manner. He said they were looking to take their shows beyond Plumtree as they hoped to perform in other places around the country.
“We try to bring a bit of the comic in our plays because that is the way we feel that our message will reach the maximum number of people. We will try not to confine our act to Plumtree but will be moving to other areas around the country,” he said.
Those interested in seeing the group perform can catch their shows at various venues around Plumtree including Dingumuzi Hall, on Saturday afternoons.
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