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Bright Phumayo Chayachaya

An established theatre maker in Malawi

i am a Theatre maker based in Malawi. currently i am working with a Youthful organisation called YONECO as a Theatre and Cultural Coordinator at the same time i own a Theatre group called Umunthu Theatre. I am a Theatre Director, Actor and producer. i have a Bachelors in Communication and Cultural Studies from the University of Malawi.

Teaser image for Season 1, Episode 5 of Critical Stages In Malawian Contemporary Theatre featuring the headshot of Bright Phumayo Chayachaya.
Podcast

Building an Audience for Malawian Political Theatre

22 November 2022

Bright Phumayo Chayachaya’s Umunthu Theatre pulls together political theatre, poor theatre, theatre for development, and educational theatre to create productions that centralize Malawian narratives. In this interview, he discusses the company’s genesis and the need to bring audiences back to theatre.

Three Actors are reflecting a Demonstrations, shouting toward an actor opposite of them in red.
Essay

Resurfacing Political Theatre: Sometimes in July

25 October 2021

Fumbani Innot Phiri Jr. speaks with Bright Chayachaya, the founder and director of Umunthu Theatre, about their production of Sometimes in July, a play based on the real-life demonstrations that occurred on July 20, 2011 in Malawi.

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