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A theatre centred annual festival, with the goal of promoting theatre nationally and internationally

31/08/2026

“THEY WATCHED HER DIE” — A SHOW NOT TO MISS!

Two award-winning directors, Lloyd Nyikadzino & Princess Mhlongo, bring to life a powerful original work by Nwabisa Plaatjie & Gideon J. Wabvuta.

THEY WATCHED HER DIE is a gripping and thought-provoking theatre experience exploring witnessing, silence, complicity, and the human cost of looking away.

Featuring: Kanyi Nokwe & Ronald Sigeca
Sound/Music: Manuel Francisco Viveros
Stage Manager: Martina Ayoro
Production Manager: Teddy Mangawa

AN EXPERIENCE YOU CANNOT AFFORD TO MISS.

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26/08/2026

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Mitambo International Theatre Festival 2026
22–26 September |Harare

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25/08/2026

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Mitambo International Theatre Festival 2026
22–26 September |Harare

20/08/2026

A Theatre Workshop with Sonya Armaghanyan | The Postcard Theatre

What does love look like?
What does it feel, taste, smell or sound like?

Through the simple ritual of writing and receiving postcards, this intimate and playful workshop invites you to explore love through storytelling, movement, images and memory.

Come share, imagine, create and discover your own definition of love , while contributing to the development of What Is Love?, an ongoing devised theatre project by The Postcard Theatre.

Facilitator: Sonya Armaghanyan
Founder & Artistic Director, The Postcard Theatre

Theatre-maker and facilitator with experience across multiple countries and over 200 creative workshops.

Bring your stories. Bring your imagination. Bring your questions about love.

Limited spaces. Sign up now! https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1h2APoQiqDf1X_VZUQk2p7tgHnQzQMdgbiTRF4gFRXwc/edit?usp=forms_home&ouid=110083342093309950334&ths=true

Come and find out: What is Love?

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19/08/2026

THE SINGULAR VOICE

Constructing Dramatic Worlds Through Monologue

How can one voice create an entire dramatic world?

Join Obie Award–winning actor, playwright, director, educator, scholar and arts advocate Nikkole Salter for a dynamic, performance-based workshop exploring the power and possibilities of monologue.
Discover how a single voice can create character, conflict, relationships, place and dramatic action, transforming monologue from simple storytelling into a compelling dramatic encounter.

For: Playwrights, actors, directors, theatre-makers & storytellers.

One performer. One voice. Multiple relationships. An entire world.

Limited spaces. Sign up now! https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1h2APoQiqDf1X_VZUQk2p7tgHnQzQMdgbiTRF4gFRXwc/edit?usp=forms_home&ouid=110083342093309950334&ths=true

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18/08/2026

PLAYWRITING LABORATORY: WHERE DOES A PLAY BEGIN?

What makes a play begin to exist?

Does it start with a story? A character? A conflict? Or could it begin with an image, a relationship, an atmosphere, an event, a social pressure—or even a question that refuses to go away?

Join Adam Ashraf Elsayigh in this exciting Playwriting Laboratory and explore the early stages of creating an original play.

Rather than starting only with plot, this laboratory invites participants to experiment with different starting points and discover how images, relationships, events, atmospheres, socio-political pressures and philosophical questions can generate scenes, characters and the beginnings of a dramatic structure.

This is a space for curiosity, experimentation and discovering the play that is waiting to emerge.

Ready to find where your play begins?

Join the Playwriting Laboratory and bring your imagination to the page!

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17/08/2026

WHERE THE STORY HAPPENS

Dance & Choreography Workshop with Ruzibiza Wesley

What happens when space becomes the storyteller?

What if the place itself becomes part of the performance?

Join choreographer Ruzibiza Wesley for an exciting, hands-on exploration of movement, space and storytelling. Discover how everyday actions, spatial patterns and body states can come together to create a powerful dance-theatre journey.

Through Spatial Creative Research, Geometric Narrative and Modulable Space Exploration, participants will explore how space can inspire narrative and movement can tell stories.

Open to: Contemporary, urban, traditional & experimental dancers.
22–26 September 2026

Harare | Mitambo International Theatre Festival

Move. Explore. Create. Let the space tell the story.

LIMITED SPACES — SIGN UP NOW! https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1h2APoQiqDf1X_VZUQk2p7tgHnQzQMdgbiTRF4gFRXwc/edit?usp=forms_home&ouid=110083342093309950334&ths=true

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14/08/2026

LEARN FROM THE MASTERS OF Compañía Atalaya / Teatro TNT !

Mitambo International Theatre Festival 2026 | EXCLUSIVE THEATRE WORKSHOP

Ready to move beyond the ordinary and discover new possibilities for the stage?

As part of Mitambo International Theatre Festival 2026, internationally acclaimed Spanish theatre company Atalaya Teatro brings a special, hands-on workshop for theatre directors, actors and performing arts practitioners.

Drawing on more than four decades of theatrical research and practice, participants will step into Atalaya’s unique creative world and explore physical and vocal training, biomechanics, physical and vocal scores, ensemble performance, stage imagery, rhythm, space, and spoken and sung choruses.

But it doesn’t end in the workshop room! Participants will also have the opportunity to experience Celestina, the Tragicomedy live on stage, seeing first-hand how the physical, vocal and collective techniques explored in the workshop are transformed into a powerful theatrical performance.

This is your chance to train with masters, experiment with new approaches, exchange ideas across cultures, and take practical tools back into your own creative practice.

ONLY 20 PLACES AVAILABLE! https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeoDgoJixErQbTSLu2YGX_HgUPP6mF2DghVzPBjdNX86zlkwA/viewform?usp=header

Don’t miss this rare opportunity to learn directly from one of Europe’s leading theatre companies.

Come ready to transform the way you make theatre.

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12/08/2026

Yellow Dog Dingo Mitambo International Theatre Festival

This powerful one-man performance takes you deep into the realities of childhood trauma, substance abuse, justice and accountability.

A gripping story. An unforgettable performance. A powerful theatre experience.

Don’t just hear about it. Experience it!

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Mitambo International Theatre Festival 2026
22–26 September |Harare

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06/08/2026

BAZOBUYA

A powerful monologue- and music-driven theatrical journey exploring migration, displacement, identity, and the enduring hope of finding one's way home.

A story that will move you. A performance you won't forget.

Don't miss it—book your tickets today!

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