Solomonic Peacocks, organisers of the Easter Theatre Festival, announced on Sunday that the sixth edition of the theatre feast would be held from April 25 to 27 2025.
Festival Coordinator McArthur Matukuta, who is also the director of Solomonic Peacocks, revealed this during the closure of the fifth edition of the festival, which was held at Jacaranda Cultural Centre (JCC) in Blantyre.
“It is our tradition to announce dates soon after we close off the current festival. We are thankful to all the artists for making the fifth edition a success and we are thankful to all our partners for supporting us,” Matukuta said.
He said a call for artists will be made in May.
“We are doing things differently and, as such, we want to call upon artists to apply once we open up applications in May,” he said.
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The fifth edition, which saw Solomonic Peacocks celebrating its 25th anniversary, ran under the theme ‘Your Talent Matters: Create, Inspire, Enjoy towards 2063’.
“We want theatre to get its space and we are happy with collaborations we have built with groups from other countries,” Matukuta said.
During the festival, Kwathu Drama Group also announced that they have clocked 40 years-plus of existence.
After Easter Theatre Festival, Solomonic Peacocks continues its escapades with French theatre company Compagne Du Hasard, who are set to tour with a production titled Odyssey.
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Having premiered it at the festival, the play will also be staged in other areas including Chingalire Cultural Centre in Lilongwe.
Meanwhile, YDC Theatre, led by playwright Fumbani Phiri, announced on Sunday, after staging their play Journey to Lampedusa at the festival that they would be performing in Germany in May this year.
“This is not the full play; we just showed part of it. But we are taking this play to Germany and we will be performing in Hannover at the International Youth Theatre Encounter, where I will also conduct theatre workshops,” Phiri said.
He said, from June 1 to 7 2024, they will be touring Cologne, Munich and Berlin with partners James and Priscilla Theatre under the project ‘The Journey’.
“We are excited that The Journey to Lampedusa will be performed in Europe. The production carries the message that needs to be heard in Europe and we are hoping for more opportunities,” Phiri said.
