Between applause and rent: The economics of being a poet in Kenya Poetry in Kenya is no longer confined to…
Browsing: Kenya National Theatre
Thirteen types of people you’ll find at the theatre Plays, poetry, spoken word, and other theatre performances draw in a…
Actors on stage during the staging of Last Spear of Nandi at the Kenya National Theatre in Nairobi [Courtesy] Director…
Professor Kithaka wa Mberia [File/Standard] Kifo Kisimani, a play centering on themes of police brutality, corruption, and bad governance, was…
The play Fractured Ties by Igiza Arts staged at Kenya National Theatre in July [Courtesy] From heart-warming comedies from Heartstrings…
Wangu Wa Makeri stage play [File/Standard] Kenya’s theatre scene is enjoying a vibrant resurgence this year, with an increase in…
Picha Museum co-founder Joel Lukhovi speaks during its preview in Nairobi [David Gichuru/Standard] PiCHA, Africa’s first museum for contemporary African…
Walking into April Kamunde’s latest exhibition feels like stepping into a retreat, a gentle space swaying to the rhythm of…
An ancient tree branch hollowed out by termites and a finely carved wooden violin—on the surface, they couldn’t be more…
“Rikia Ume” a play by Andu A Mumbi Production [Courtesy] The Kenyan theatre scene is seeing a reawakening led by…
When Ngartia made his long-awaited return to the stage with DaiVerse, no one anticipated the electric energy that would follow.…