“The Bridge” African Drama by Rosemary Kyarimpa   6F & 5m + extras ISBN 1873130384  £4.00 each  Royalties £25pp
The Bridge is set in a remote African village, dominated by traditional beliefs, and under the rule of Kikoombe, a traditional chief. The play opens with anxiety-ridden villagers, disturbed by the news that a European doctor is set to work in their area. The village witch doctor’s powers are at stake, and magical divination reveals the spirits are angered by the looming foreign disaster. Urgent action must be taken to forestall the wrath of the ancestors’ spirits.  The pact is sealed, and appeasement of the angry spirits will be by a cleansing ritual marriage between black and white.