Drama group tours through Namibia

The Africa Institute’s Educational Theatre Company had a successful tour through Namibia in October 2006.

The group performed their popular mini-musical Lucky The Hero! to a wide range of audiences, from military bases to religious organisations. Quite a number of the performances were done in Afrikaans, which is a widely understood and spoken language in Namibia. The drama group’s interactive approach is a fresh way of doing HIV education, with the purpose of changing behaviour. Lucky The Hero! is a 30-minute production full of facts, humour, emotional impact and music. It traces the journey of Lucky, a young man who becomes HIV positive because of his risky behaviour. He learns how to live with his status and in the process, educates the community on the basic issues surrounding HIV/AIDS.  

An open-air performance of Lucky The Hero! at the army base near Rehoboth in Namibia, during the Namibian tour in October 2006.