Film producer pursues musical sounds project

By The Standard and Newsday | Nov. 16, 2021 | 1 Min read

Khally told NewsDay Life & Style that the production, in which she features, was different from other theatres as most people were used to drama.

BY SHARON SIBINDI

BULAWAYO film, theatre writer and director Khaliphile “Khally” Sibanda says she is working on a musical show production titled Musical Sounds: A Rendition of Sound of Music, which is set to premiere from November 25 to 27 at the Bulawayo Theatre.

Khally told NewsDay Life & Style that the production, in which she features, was different from other theatres as most people were used to drama.

“The musical production tells the story of Maria, who takes a job as governess for a large family while she ponders about being a nun. She falls in love with the children and their widowed father, Captain von Trapp who is ordered to accept a commission in the German navy, despite being opposed to Nazis,” she said.

“I love that this production is a different type of theatre. We are used to dramas and physical theatre in Bulawayo. I want to do a musical, something different for our audience and I believe it’s refreshing.”

Khally said the production carried a motivational message.

“One needs to climb every mountain, search high and low until they find their dream. We need to refresh our minds after a tough year. We have been through a lot and we need to find ourselves before we enter 2022,” she said.

“Follow every rainbow until you find your dream. A dream that needs all the love we have for art.”