Perhaps most Ugandans don’t know the reason why the National Theatre was built just adjacent to the Parliament of Uganda and UBC.
One of the reasons why the two essential government-owned entities were set adjacent to the theatre is to have well-established personalities support the local talent and UBC and to offer them media coverage free of charge.
However, all that has not been met since the two institutions have not shown support to the art facility as drama actors have come out to beg for their support.
While appearing on NBS TV’s Amasegenjje Extra, Hannington Bugingo and Dickson Zizinga requested government-owned media entities to publicize their plays in order to gain awareness similar to what they offer other forms of the entertainment sectors.
The pair accused the government-owned media outlets of shunning to publicize their works citing that they offer much airplay to western drama TV series.
They added that the limited publication of their plays has led to a decline in the number of individuals who usually turn up to support them.
They also called upon parents to take their children to the theatre once in a while to watch the drama as one of the ways to curb the western negative vices that are currently eating up the world.