Patrick Mangeni

His plays Operation Mulungusi and The Prince won the National Book Trust of Uganda Award (NABOTU) 2000 and he was nominated for the Uganda Literature Prize 2001.

• Birth Name — Patrick Mangeni wa’Ndeda • Birthplace — Uganda • Occupation — Academic, writer • Education — Makerere University, • Genre — Plays • Notable Works — "Operation Mulungusi", "The prince".

Mangeni's initial training in theatre was at Makerere University’s Music, Dance and Drama Department and later at University of Leeds where he earned a Master of Arts in theatre Studies, before earning a PhD in Applied Theatre from Griffith University, Australia. He is professional teacher with BA Ed degree from Makerere University, Certificate in University Teaching and a Certificate in Higher Degree Supervision, both from Griffith University. He also holds a Certificate in Distance Learning Writing Development (Crossing Borders program), Lancaster University and British Council, Uganda.

Mangeni has written more than five community theatre plays. He has hosted a series of programmes, as well as written plays for both radio and television. He has directed more than seven theatrical productions in Uganda, Kenya, and Norway. He has received a number of fellowships and awards including: School of Art Scholarship for A PhD, School of Art, Griffith University, Australia; Creative Writing Fellowship, Poet in residence, Akademie Schloss Solitude, Stuttgart, Germany; Certificate of recognition for Contribution to the Development of Literature and Writing in Uganda by FEMRITE, Kampala; Nominatation for the Uganda Literature Prize 2002 for plays: Operation Mulungusi and the Prince; Uganda National Book Trust Literary Award: Operation Mulungusi and the Prince; and Commonwealth Scholarship for MA (Theatre Studies) University of Leeds, UK.

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• "A Breakfast", "Limbo" and "Woman" in

• "Negotiating Learning Contexts: Some Experiences of Culture, Power and Gender in working with Multi-cultural Communities through Theatre for Development". In L. McCammon and A. McLauchlan (eds) (2006), Universal Mosaic of Drama and Theatre:The IDEA 2004 Dialogues. IDEA: Toronto • "Theatre as a social Intervention". In RIDE 10:3 pp. 381–383, 2005. • Two TFD Radio plays Obwenzi and Entalo; Leeds African Studies Bulletin, No. 67, 2005. • "Building for the future: Challenges and opportunities of children’s theatre in Uganda". In E. Wamala, S. et al. (eds). Africa in world affairs: Challenges to humanities (pp. 181–190). Kampala: Makerere University, Faculty of Arts • "Theatre for Development as a Strategy for Improved Sanitation and Accountability: The Mulago II Project". In K. Mukwaya et al. (eds) (2004), Africa: Communications challenges in the 21st Century, Kampala: Makerere University. • "A theatrical Approach to the writing of a National Constitution: The case of Uganda", Drama Australia Journal 24:1 2000 • "One Earth One Family: Drama & Environment Education". In J. O’Toole & M. Lepp (eds) (2000). Drama for life: Stories of adult learning and empowerment. Brisbane: Playlab Press, • "Change in two hours: A theatre for development workshop with high school students in Kampala": RIDE, 3:1, 93-96 • "The Challenge of Theatre, Culture and Community Development". In Ed. O. Mumma et al. (eds) (1998). Orientations of drama, Theatre and Culture (pp. 12–19). Nairobi: KDEA Nairobi. • "A Theatrical Alternative for Child Survival: The Experience of School Health Drama in Uganda". In J. O’Toole and K. Donnelan (eds) (1996), education, Culture and empowerment. Idea Dialogues. IDEA: Brisbane.