About the Show

“Shona The Musical” is based on real events. It is the story of three friends – Sabelo, Mujuru and Harry- who grew up playing happily together in the rural areas of Zimbabwe. Their youthful tranquility and friendship is shattered when Mujuru’s mother dies in a jail cell after being arrested by Harry’s uncle, a white police captain. 

Meanwhile Sabelo meets with better fortune. He receives a generous scholarship from Harry’s father (who is a major local landowner) to join Harry to study in Scotland.

Sabelo returns years later to take his rightful place as chief of the Shona people, with his Scottish fiancee, Joanne. Their marriage enrages Mujuru, who despises white people and blames them for his mother’s death and his lack of opportunitieis in the past. 

As the major general in Robert Mugabe’s army, Mujuru is hellbent on settling old scores and riding Zimbabwe of all white people, by any means necessary, including getting rid of his old friend, Harry. 

With an eclectic musical score, exuberant dancing, rhythmic drumming, colourful costumes and a diverse cast, Shona the Musical is a contemporaty portrayal of people’s lived experiences in post-colonial Africa.