Last Thursday was Tiata Delights at the Almeida which was indeed delightful. I went with my husband Matthew, and Michael Walling and Roe Lane of Border Crossings. Really interesting new West African plays; both were flawed but had brilliant moments and kept my interest throughout. Tiata Fahodzi producer Thomas Kell has worked wonders on the audience development front - it was a really good house, especially when you consider that these were rehearsed readings and not finished performances. Of course there were some wonderful performances, notably from Danny Sapani (one of my very favourite actors) and overall it was a great evening.
There was a surprise for me that night ... I glanced at the next row and saw my ex-colleague from Nanzikambe, Melissa Eveleigh. I haven't seen her for about 18 months, and thought she was in Malawi, so my jaw actually dropped! Great to be able to catch up though, as I've been trying to speak to her about MAF for some time, but due to pressure of work we never seem to be available at the same time.
Organisation for MAF2009 continues to gather pace ... I had a long conversation with Harry Gibbs, who is organising at the Malawi end. He is now officially on board as Production Manager, overseeing the technical side of the festival, and recruiting and managing the Event Production Team. A great relief to have someone so experienced and competent to work alongside me.
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