The National Drama Festival (NDF) 2016 is now in progress. Among its key objectives are the grand exhibition of the best of Guyanese theatre; the advancement of the dramatic arts and the improvement of theatrical skills; the promotion of new theatre both in terms of written plays to enlarge the corpus of Guyanese drama and extending the frontiers of theatrical form, dramatic styles in both writing and directing techniques; providing instruction through drama; and addressing national and social issues through the use of the stage.
One overall gain in looking at the plays in the festival is that it is an exhibition of contemporary Guyanese theatre and provides a true study of it. This exhibition, and the opportunity for investigation have been quite rewarding, as was the case last year. The preliminaries of the 2016 Festival are now in progress. It has been
