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Thatch House: Bringing Positive Change Through Threatre in the Community

Updated: Nov 17

Thatch House (Abuja, Nigeria) Theatre Initiative is a not-for-profit theatre organisation. Its mission is to utilise theatre to bring positive change to Nigerian society. It mounts professional performances that create awareness, inform, educate and entertain its various audiences. We are artists who are passionate about performing arts.

Our major strategy in carrying out our activities has been a community theatre approach. Most of our activities deal with grassroots issues that affect us as a people such as domestic violence, child abuse, rape, women’s empowerment, child marriage, female genital mutilation, drug abuse and human trafficking. Using the storytelling technique, we create drama from first hand information gathered in local communities.

We perform in the language the people speak and understand at mingling spaces such as marketplaces, motor parks, community halls, village squares and schools. An important aspect of our activities is the interactive session that takes place after every performance. The audience gets the opportunity to ask questions, seek clarifications and make necessary contributions to the drama presentation.

On top picture:

1. Eucharia Ella

2. Ruth Tamti Loyi

3. Chukwuebuka Ifebunso

4. Unah Michael

5. Abraham Omale

6. Nyam David

7. Mark Musa

8. Alex Oba'a Ella