00:00For years, theatre in Zimbabwe has held leaders accountable, sometimes at great risk with plays banned and artists arrested.
00:09As the Zimbabwean constitution faces proposed amendment to extend presidential terms from five to seven years,
00:17actor and director Dave Godza launches a bold new play, raising one key question, why no referendum?
00:28Number one, I'm a child of war. So in reality, my levels of expression started at a very young age.
00:37And now witnessing exactly what the current government is trying to do to force themselves so that we can actually
00:49sort of say have a constitutional amendment
00:51that allows the current incumbent to have another two years. I felt it was time to express some of the
01:00wishes of the people.
01:01Despite such a daunting atmosphere, the creatives say they are not afraid to press on with their work.
01:08Play is running at a time when some opposition political players have allegedly been arrested for speaking against the amendment
01:14of the constitution.
01:15I felt compelled to be part of this because I believe it is a very important discussion that's going on
01:22at the moment.
01:23So we are duty-bound, you know, to raise awareness on the current amendment bill.
01:31When everything else fails in a society, the arts must rise to the occasion.
01:37A society whose storytellers tell a different kind of story which is out of sync with their society becomes a
01:44sick society.
01:47The production also blend visual and audio elements.
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