CHEELA F K CHILALA (1965 - ) |
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Nationality: Zambian Email: Click here to contact Website: n/a |
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I was born on 2nd January 1965 in Lusaka, Zambia. I attendedRegiment Primary School in Lusaka, the Zambian capital, moving on to the Kamwala High School, also in Lusaka. I have studied English and Literature and the University of Zambia main campus in Lusaka, where I currently teach literature, drama and theatre. I have written a number of award-winning plays, including: 'Venom of an Angel' (Best National Production, Best Script, 2003), 'Dead Roots: The Man who Knows the Man' (Best National Production, 2006; Best Production at the April International Festival, Lusaka, 2007), 'The Fire Next Time' (Best National Production, 2007); 'Harvest of Shadows' (Best Script, Best Production, Mukuba Awards, 2006). In 2000, I also won the Best National Poet Award.
Plays by Cheela F K Chilala
Venom of an Angel | ||
| 1st Produced: | NAPSA Theatre, Lusaka, Zambia | 2003 | ||||
Company: | NAPSA Theatre, Lusaka | |||||
| 1st Published: | I don't think it has been published. Try emailing Playwright or Agent where listed at top of page. | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #82724 | |||
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Genre: | social play Play/Drama | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 2 | Female | 2 | ||
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Notes: | The play is set on two permanent sets of his middle class home and his mistress's poor home; the dichotomy also reflects his split personality. | |||||
Synopsis: | Centres on a character called James Jombo, who is caught in his own web of deceit. He is struggling to keep his wife from knowing a deep-seated secret - that he has sired a son with another woman during their marriage. His double life eventually becomes unmanageable, and the secret impossible to hide. | |||||
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