
He
is a renowned Malawian actor, playwright, artistic director, and
in-house theatre trainer of many actors, some pursuing their trade
overseas, while others are in broadcasting and creative marketing in
Malawi.
Felix first acted with Umodzi Travelling Theatre
in 1990. In 1994, he joined Alabama Theatre Collective of
Baba Twaya Sanudi.
He started writing convincingly way back in the
lower primary school, and his writing career remains vibrant and ever
inspired. In 1996, he wrote “Journey Across” for his
secondary school’s entry into the Association for the Teaching of
English in Malawi (ATEM) Drama Festival, received the Best Actor Award,
and his play-the Best Directed Play Award.
By the time he was leaving Alabama Theatre
Collective to establish Solomonic Peacock Playhouse, Felix had played
major roles in such plays as “Demoro Prison”, “Fate of Dr. Sulabi”,
“Battle of Agatama”, “Black Democracy” and “Black Maria”
In 2001, under his directorship, and with his play
“The Imaginary Harvest”, Solomonic Peacock Playhouse won the Southern
Africa Theatre Initiative (SATI) representation for Malawi, held at the
Market Theatre Laboratory of John Khan, in Johannesburg, South Africa.
Other plays he wrote for Solomonic were “Smelly Shoes”, “Shadows of
Prejudice”, “Dr. Nkrumah” and “Blue Jive”
He was nominated for the Copyright Society of
Malawi (COSOMA)’s National Arts Awards-Best Playwrights’ Category, in
2003, alongside his mentor, Baba Twaya Sanudi.
In 2003, he took a recess from Solomonic
as he became Communications Officer for Youth
Alert! Life Skills programme of the
Population Services International/Malawi. He traveled extensively in
Malawi to host talk shows aimed at motivating young people to develop
self-confidence, communication skills and assertiveness to resist
adolescent pressure.
He retired from PSI/Malawi in August, 2009 to
return to the Arts and has been trained to become principal in Malawi
by the Helen O’Grady Drama Academy-Africa.
Apart from being Principal of Helen O’Grady Drama
Academy in Malawi, he is the Artistic and Managing Director of the Apprentices
Act which trains budding playwrights and of his new theatre
company, House of Clay (Nyumba Ya
d’ongo™). He also continues to sit as judge of the ATEM Drama
Festivals.