BUDO STAGES IBSEN PLAY
Jun 15, 2006
Play: An Enemy of the <br>People<br>Playwright: Henrik Ibsen<br>Group: Kings College, <br>Budo<br>Showing: Budo campus on June 18, 3:00pm, National Theatre on June 21-22 at 11:00am, 2:00pm, 4:00pm<br>Preview by: Emmanuel <br>Ssejjengo
On the way to celebrating a century of existence for Kings College Budo, the school is paying tribute to one of the greatest Norwegian playwrights as fans around the world also mark a century after his death.
A people-loving Dr. Thomas Stockmann tries to save the population from contaminated public baths that double as the town’s big tourist attraction and, therefore, income-earner.
However, in his effort to save his world, political gluttons, corrupt journalists, spineless economists and a sheeplike citizenry beat him from all sides. Like most well-intentioned messiahs, he is labelled the enemy of the people, which he pays for heavily.
But here, Liza Turyatemba gives Stockmann the character of a courageous person who will go down fighting. She makes Aslasken (Yosia Kalunda) play the role of a greedy, uncaring man with much detachment. And that gives this drama a high moral tone.
Budo, known more for productions of African plays, has traversed space. Producing an Ibsen in its clear prose drama shows how much they have diversified. It is a 100 for Budo, a 100 for Ibsen.
Whichever of the two you are in for, this statement of resistance to conformity remains mind blowing.
A people-loving Dr. Thomas Stockmann tries to save the population from contaminated public baths that double as the town’s big tourist attraction and, therefore, income-earner.
However, in his effort to save his world, political gluttons, corrupt journalists, spineless economists and a sheeplike citizenry beat him from all sides. Like most well-intentioned messiahs, he is labelled the enemy of the people, which he pays for heavily.
But here, Liza Turyatemba gives Stockmann the character of a courageous person who will go down fighting. She makes Aslasken (Yosia Kalunda) play the role of a greedy, uncaring man with much detachment. And that gives this drama a high moral tone.
Budo, known more for productions of African plays, has traversed space. Producing an Ibsen in its clear prose drama shows how much they have diversified. It is a 100 for Budo, a 100 for Ibsen.
Whichever of the two you are in for, this statement of resistance to conformity remains mind blowing.