Drama at the Mombasa Academy

The Mombasa Academy has a long tradition of staging excellent plays over the years. In 2006, two  plays were staged – Oscar Wilde’s ‘ The Importance of Being Earnest’, directed by Miss J. Bhasin and a Toksvig Perkins production based on Greek myths and legends ‘Pandemonium’, directed by Mrs M. Joshi.

There were several sterling performances from the cast of ‘ The Importance of Being Earnest’. Frank Zahlten played the inimitable Jack Worthing,  Benjamin Potter acted as the irrepressible Algernon Moncrieff, Lady Bracknell was played by the spirited Rehema Wachira , Cecily Cardew  by Milkah  Seifert, Gwendolen Fairfax

by Hanna Daham, Miss Prism by Nusayba Anjarwalla, John Hansen played  Chausable,  and Lane, the butler was played by Jay Dave. James Karigithu also gave a memorable performance as the butler, Merriman at Algernon’s flat.