Byo schools scoop Doug Hill High Schools Drama festival
Awards
BULAWAYO schools, Gifford and Evelyn High, scooped a total of five and three awards respectively at a glittering First Edition Doug Hill Drama festival held at Charles Austin Theatre in Masvingo last week.
The award winning Norbert Makoche, who directed the play that was performed by Gifford, said the Gifford team won because there were well prepared to return to the City of Kings as kings of theatre production in the schools category.
“Our purpose at Masvingo was to make sure that we come in Bulawayo as victors. I would like to thank the Nhimbe Trust for choosing us to represent Bulawayo,” he said.
The glamorous festival honoured Zimbabwe theatre veteran Doug Hill popularly known in Masvingo circles where he has been active for the past 50 years.
There similarities to the already existing travelling experience from Harare to Vic Falls. Likewise, the Zambian experience will host a party from Lusaka to Vic Falls Town for the much anticipated Vic Falls Carnival too.
The Zimbabwean experience kicks off on 28 December, while the Zambian version kicks off on 29 December. The countries will collide during their scheduled itineraries that include the #ZimVsZed Sunset “Booze’’ Cruise as well as a combined tour of the Victoria Falls Rainforest.
The collaborators hope to use this event to not only build inter-country rapport Masvingo, two from Bulawayo and one from Chiredzi put on a thunderous performance in a packed Austin theatre.
There were 10 schools that represented Masvingo while a single school represented Chiredzi.
Gifford and Eveline High schools took part in the festival on invitation by Nhimbe Trust.
There were 11 awards which were contested for and Gifford High scooped five of them, which are Best Actor (Sailas Matsika), Best Supporting Actor (Maxwell Kapoka), Best Cameo Role (Larry Thebe), Best Costume and best Production.
Gifford High performed a play titled: Behind Closed Doors, which is a candid expose of the fallacy of family relationships in a socio- cultural context.
Eveline High also showed the reason they were selected to represent Bulawayo by grabbing three awards namely best actress (Anita Moyo), best director (Hillary Moyo) and the runners up award. but to also encourage safe and affordable domestic travel. This year sees the second edition of the Vic Falls Party Bus following its successful pilot in 2016 which received critical acclamation from its participants with the after movie garnering nearly 10 000 views on Facebook alone.
This year promises to be even bigger and better with the Vic Falls Carnival announcing a stellar line — up of entertainers— Black Coffee, Mi Casa, Ammara Brown and Rubber Duc— certainly an experience not to be missed.