Guzha made the remarks last week after a successful performance of “The Coup” at Africa University and Marymount Teachers’ College in Manicaland Province where his crew was once arrested.
The theatre guru said police interference had become a cornerstone of the group’s success.
“Mapurisa arikutipa mbiri yatisina (Police officers are making us unpopular, unnecessarily). Every time they try to disrupt our plays, they make us seem as if we are doing extra-ordinary things yet we are simply doing our job,” said Guzha.
“This problem (of disruptions and arrests) seems unlikely to end considering the resistance we still face from Dispols (officer commanding district) who continue to interfere with our work. They should stop politicizing our role. We are simply professional artists here to inform the public.
“How can a Dispol disrupt a play which has been approved by the Censorship Board? Are they bigger than the Home Affairs? They should let the people, our audience, do the judging because they are our best judges,” said Guzha.
Despite frequent brushes with police, Guzha said “The Coup” would proceed to Midlands and Mashonaland Central Province.
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The above translation is atrocious! It should rather be “the police officers are giving us unsolicited popularity”