‘Black Mamba’ at Sharing hall
Lucky is the literal artiste who lives beyond any age. Luckier is John Ruganda, whose play that was first presented in 1973, Black Mamba, suits the current circumstances.
Lucky is the literal artiste who lives beyond any age. Luckier is John Ruganda, whose play that was first presented in 1973, Black Mamba, suits the current circumstances. This play, on the O’ level syllabus, has been given additional consequential interpretation since the appearance of the “Black Mambas†at the High court during FDC’s chairman Col. Kizza Besigye’s trial. And there is a colonel (Paul Busota) in the thick of action here too.
But this production looks further than that. It digs deep into the symbolism of the black snake. The one-time rich Berewa (Alex Wasswa) and wife Namuddu (Annet Nakewa) are now faced with poverty. Berewa becomes a houseboy at Prof. Coarx’s (Moses Waigondah) home.
One of his duties is to bring in prostitutes for his boss. For the greed of money, he brings in his wife as a prostitute. Beyond the “physical†prostitution is the moral and political prostitution, which is responsible for corruption.
Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, also on the O’ Level syllabus, will be showing in the morning. The two plays will be proceeded by discussions and the sale of booklets written by the directors who are also teachers.
But this production looks further than that. It digs deep into the symbolism of the black snake. The one-time rich Berewa (Alex Wasswa) and wife Namuddu (Annet Nakewa) are now faced with poverty. Berewa becomes a houseboy at Prof. Coarx’s (Moses Waigondah) home.
One of his duties is to bring in prostitutes for his boss. For the greed of money, he brings in his wife as a prostitute. Beyond the “physical†prostitution is the moral and political prostitution, which is responsible for corruption.
Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, also on the O’ Level syllabus, will be showing in the morning. The two plays will be proceeded by discussions and the sale of booklets written by the directors who are also teachers.