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French Cultural Centre, Chigumula,
Newlands, Kanjedza, Zingwangwa,
Naperi, Namiwawa, Chilomoni, Ndirande,
Mpingwe, Railways-Quarter India,
Bangwe, Nkolokoti, Lwanda,
Chirimba-Kameza, Matawale, Gymkana Club,
Kamuzu Institute for Sports, Chipasula,
Area 18, Gulliver, Luwinga,
Old Town (Mzuzu Youth Centre), Ekwendeni
Monday - Friday : 3 - 5 pm
Saturday Morning : 9.00 am - 12.00 am
Saturday Afternoon: 2.30 - 5 pm
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Helen O'Grady Drama Academy-Malawi
P.O Box 52492,
Nkolokoti,
Limbe,
Malawi

Holiday Programmes:
August and November

+265 888 631 310

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Programmes in Schools:
Currently, the Helen O’Grady Drama Academy has offered sample classes in the following schools: Blantyre Baptist Academy, Young Ambassadors’ Private, Benadine-Lane, Thom Caj, Railways Private, Lady Bird International and Nyasa Junior Academy.

Principal: Felix F. Millowa.
Abraham Pele Nambinga - Namibia 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.

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