About

I hold a BA in English and Drama and Diploma in Education from Makerere University, Uganda, MA in Theatre Studies and PhD in Drama and Theatre from the University of Leeds.

I have taught Drama and Performance at Makerere University.

At Derby, I teach Post-colonial Literature, Post-colonial Theories, and Drama.

I am a founding member of the African Theatre Association and founding Reviews Editor of African Performance Review (APR). I was the President of the African Theatre Association between 2014 and 2020.

I am on the judging panel of the Wole Soyinka Pan African Prize for Literature and am a member of the jury for the Nollywood Film Awards (UK). I also co-organized a conference on the effects of the Arab Spring political uprisings.

I can talk about African politics and culture, and theatre and performance relating to the African diaspora.

Research interests

Recent publications

• 2021 (co-authored with Osita Okagbue) Theatre and Performance in East Africa, Oxford: Routledge
• 2020 ‘“I smoked them out”: Perspectives on the emergence of folk opera or ‘musical plays’ in Uganda” in Odhiambo, Christine Mazke, Lena van der Hoven, and Hilde Roos (eds.), African Theatre 19, London: James Currey.
• 2018 Walukagga (The Black Smith), Kampala: Wavah Books Ltd. (A Play)
• 2018 “Old Ways, New Ways: Theatre Artists Peopling the Media in Uganda”, Special Issue on East Africa: African Performance Review, 9.2
• 2018 Guest Editor, Special Issue od the African Performance Review, East African Theatre.
• 2018 Walukagga (The Black Smith), Kampala: Wavah Books Ltd. (A Play)
• 2018 “Old Ways, New Ways: Theatre Artists Peopling the Media in Uganda”, Special Issue on East Africa: African Performance Review, 9.2
• 2018 Guest Editor, Special Issue of the African Performance Review, East African Theatre

Membership of professional bodies

Qualifications

Undergraduate qualifications

• BA (English & Drama), Makerere University
• Diploma in Education, Makerere University

Postgraduate qualifications

• M.A Theatre Studies, University of Leeds

Research qualifications

• PhD in Drama and Theatre, University of Leeds

Teaching responsibilities