Theatre Practitioners Launch Association

Posted by: lukwago J in Entertainment August 27, 2019

In an effort aimed at streaming and professionalizing theatre industry, theatre practitioners have formed an umbrella to fight for their rights.

Theatrical association of Uganda was launched today at National threatre to unite all theatre practitioners to join the body to better the industry.

Matovu Ntanda Vice president of the association said they will use the umbrella organisation to register all theatre practitioners and lobby for capacity training from corporate world and government.

“As we launch our association, I wish to call upon theatre practitioners and lovers to come forward and register to get a license and capacity training to professionalize the industry,” Matovu said.

Andrew Benon Kibuuka president of Performing Artists of Uganda urged the new umbrella group to fight privacy and advocate for copy right law saying its affecting the development of theatre industry.

“Its disheartening that theatre industry is suffering terribly by invention of comedy that has eaten up theatre players yet they copy parts of theatre players without recognising the play writers,”Kibuuka said.

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