Mama Afrika
MAMA AFRIKA TOUR
SEPTEMBER-NOVEMBER 2025
More information at annamudeka.co.uk
Book your tickets at Colchester Arts Centre on 20 November
We are delighted to be supporting Mama Afrika, on tour this Autumn to theatres across the country. Starting in Bristol, Bury, Alnwick, New Castle, London, Notingham, Sale, Kings Lynn, Norwich, Bury St Edmund, Colchester and finishing in Liverpool.
Following the resounding success of the 2024 UK tour, Anna Mudeka returns to the stage as Mama Afrika sharing her interpretation of the life of Dr Miriam Makeba in a powerful one-woman, multi-faceted show.
Anna Mudeka tells the remarkable life story of singer, songwriter and civil rights activist, Dr Miriam Makeba, charting her rise from the townships of Johannesburg to global star, forced into exile for her stand against apartheid and marginalised for championing Black rights. Told in four character incarnations chronicling a life blighted by hardship, tragedy and struggle, Mama Afrika features many of Makeba’s best loved songs including Mbube, Pata Pata and Soweto Blues, embodying her irrepressible spirit and integrity and which earned her the legendary status of Mama Afrika.
Mama Afrika features a 90 minute solo performance by Anna Mudeka and is produced for family audiences of all ages. Scripted by Zimbabwean writer Tomas Lutuli Brickhill, musical direction by John Vigar at Tontena Music, backing soundtrack recorded by Zimbabwean multi-instrumentalist Ziva Guveya and Directed by Tonia Daley Campbell.
Supported by Arts Council England, The Makeba Foundation, Norwich Arts Centre, Norwich Theatre, Arts La’Olam, Essex Cultural Diversity Project, and Stuart Hobday.
“What a marvellous performance from Anna last night! She gave us the essence of Miriam Makeba as an artist, activist and human being. Anna has a wonderful voice and also that compelling stage quality that engages the audience from start to finish” Cec Darker, Rosemary Branch Theatre
“… it was a sensational experience for me and utterly moving and luminous.” Audience Member, Norwich Arts Centre
“Mama Afrika is a triumph! Theatre at its purest and most connected.” Audience Member, Eastern Angles