Mufaro Makubika wins 2017 Alfred Fagon Award

Mufaro was presented with the award by screenwriter and director Amma Asante (Belle, A United Kingdom) at a ceremony at the National Theatre in London. He told The Stage: “I was born in Zimbabwe and I came to England when I was 16, I saw my first play when I was 18 and I fell in love with the theatre. This has been an award that I wanted to get involved in ever since then.

“Shebeen is a play about the place I live – St Ann’s in Nottingham. Shebeen is about my neighbours, my family and the community of St Ann’s, and a history that you might not know, but I felt it was important to shine a light on.”

Mufaro presented his first play, How to Breathe, in the Neville Studio at Nottingham Playhouse in 2015. Shebeen will be his first main-stage production at Nottingham Playhouse, which will then enjoy a run at Theatre Royal Stratford East.

Congratulations Mo!