Local writer Clive Essame is working with charity CEDA (Community Equality Disability Action) to develop an exciting play set in the African wilderness. The play is about acceptance and is told by the characters all of which are African animals.
The play Impisi will be performed at Exmouth Pavilion on March 12th at 7pm.
Clive writes about disability, difference and acceptance using different African animals to bring the tale to life. Clive is passionate about helping to create a society that is knowledgeable about disability and creates a level playing field for all....
A local writer is working with charity CEDA to develop an exciting play set in the African wilderness about accepting disability and difference.
The play Impisi will be performed at Exmouth Pavilion on March 12th at 7pm. Clive Essame is a creative writer and playwright based in Devon. He writes about disability, difference and acceptance using African animals to tell the story.
Clive’s script Impisi is about the king of the animal kingdom, a lion named Nkosi. When Nkosi becomes injured he looses his strength and with it his pride. The story explores issues of difference and...
Welcome to the South African savannah, where an unlikely friendship between a bold young lion and an insightful hyena tells a tale of acceptance, courage and strength in the face of adversity.
Impisi is a play that addresses important issues around prejudice, bullying, disability and difference, delivering a powerful message of acceptance.
Impisi is the first community theatre project being run by CEDA, a Devon based charity organisation providing opportunities for disabled adults and young people. Written and adapted for CEDA by local artist Clive Essame, the Impisi...
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