{"id":59617,"date":"2018-01-25T10:56:22","date_gmt":"2018-01-25T08:56:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.times.mw\/?p=59617"},"modified":"2018-01-25T10:56:22","modified_gmt":"2018-01-25T08:56:22","slug":"seven-ages-to-star-at-madsoc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.times.mw\/index.php\/2018\/01\/25\/seven-ages-to-star-at-madsoc\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Seven Ages\u2019 to star at Madsoc"},"content":{"rendered":"

After hosting Nursery Theatre from United Kingdom recently, which staged a play titled Ten Thousand Million Love Stories<\/em>, Madsoc Theatre in Lilongwe is at it again; this time, it is hosting a play titled Seven Ages<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Actor Stanley Mambo\u2014 who last year starred in Shakespeare\u2019s play The Tempest <\/em>in the United Kingdom (UK) alongside musician Ben Mankhamba, Joshua Bhima and Robert Magasa \u2014 said all was set for the performance which would be had simultaneously with a workshop.<\/p>\n

According to Mambo, Seven Ages <\/em>is a play by veteran actress and director Gill Morel from UK.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe piece Seven Ages <\/em>is based on a show compiled at The Royal Shakespeare Company\u2019s open air venue, The Dell, at Stratford upon Avon, and essentially uses extracts from many of the plays and poems to explore Shakespeare\u2019s view of life from birth to death, but with the Seven Ages <\/em>speech from As You Like It <\/em>forming a framework,\u201d Mambo said.<\/p>\n

He said, in Seven Ages<\/em>, Gill takes people through the origins of each piece and mirrors Shakespeare\u2019s life and his influence on literature and theatre.<\/p>\n

Mambo said that Seven Ages <\/em>will have one show only at Madsoc Theatre in Lilongwe on Sunday afternoon.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis production is being conducted in partnership with Mwezi Arts. Early bird tickets are K5,000 but they will be going at K8,000 at the door,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Using extracts from nearly 30 of Shakespeare\u2019s plays, both serious and funny, Mambo said this original, entertaining and thought provoking play focuses on the seven ages of man, from infancy through childhood, adolescence, maturity to old age.<\/p>\n

\u201cGill has had five plays and four children\u2019s novels published in the US and Europe and has been involved in amateur drama for the last 30 years,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Mambo also said that Gill has directed and acted in pantomimes and light comedy to Shakespeare.<\/p>\n

Her most recent shows as director have been Shakespeare\u2019s The Tempest<\/em>, Chekhov\u2019s Three Sisters <\/em>and two compilation shows for the Dell<\/em>, with a new one planned for summer 2019.<\/p>\n

Gill also recently acted in A Midsummer Night\u2019s Dream <\/em>as Petra Quince and was Mrs Jenkins in Jane Austen\u2019s Sense and Sensibility<\/em>.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo, we call upon people to come and patronise this hilarious Shakespeare adaptation. Gill is also doing a workshop for actors, poets, writers and teachers in the morning ahead of the performance,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

The workshop will be running under the theme Making Sense of Shakespeare <\/em>and it will, among other things, cover the universality of Shakespeare, using improvisation and role play to help students understand the relevance and key themes of Macbeth and Romeo and Juliet.<\/p>\n

The invitation indicates that entry fee for the workshop is free.<\/p>\n

Mambo said lack of resources has compelled them to only hold one show in Lilongwe.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe do not have enough resources to take the play to Blantyre and Mzuzu. But we have plans to be presenting our future shows, especially international ones, in Blantyre and other places,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Mambo said this is a solo actress in action and that Gill\u2019s age and experience carries theatrical riches.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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