Posted by admin on 2023-05-02 22:30:38 | Last Updated by admin on 2025-02-08 18:33:25
By: MKHOKHELI ZIBENGWA
Evening | 02 May 2023
ORGANISERS of the KwaNtuthu Comedy Festival, LOL Entertainment Zimbabwe have revealed the dates for the second edition of the festival, BANO has learnt.
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Running under the theme "It's on", this year's edition has been slated to be held from 25 to 29 October 2023.
In line with the Festival's vision and mission, this year's edition will run for four days with an addition of a film Category to the festival.
In a statement, the Festival's Director Hubert Dumisani Ndlovu said participation at the festival is open to people from any country as they seek to be a tourist attraction event.
"We have made a call for participation and this is open to Individuals, Production Houses or organisations. With products or content that will fit in with our Theme and Programme. Interested parties can be from any country across the world as the Festival seeks to be a tourist attraction
"We hope the exchange programme to bring in comedians and productions from SADC countries and we are looking forward to have the involvement of High Schools as we had Dominican Convent High School Drama Club perform on Theatre Day last year as part of the Festival’s objectives of ushering in new talent into the entertainment industry, " said Ndlovu.
This year’s selection panel will be led by the festival curator who will be overseeing the creative aspect of the Festival.
"We are also working on partnerships with corporates and small businesses to make this edition a success. We hope this year we will gather big audiences and be able to deliver a well organised festival with entertaining acts," he said.
Provisionally the programme has been set up as follows:
25th October - Theatre Day
26th October - Stand-Up Comedy
27th October - Film Screenings
29th October - Roast of Africa (with Zimbabwe being the country roast after South Africa was roasted last year).
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