17 stories by "Alexander Nderitu"
Plans for the 2023 Kenya International Theatre Festival are in high gear. The 8th edition of the festival will be run from 31st of October to 12th November 2023. This year's them…
'We have approved some funds to our (Kenya Cultural Centre/Kenya National Theatre) very progressive CEO Mr. Mike Opundo, who will make sure that each winner here " each of the 37 winners her…
Molière (real name Jean-Baptiste Poquelin) was born 400 years ago in Paris, France. He remains the most popular French playwright, a satire supremo, and is often compared to England's Willi…
'As artists we are always looking to do something bigger and better than the last thing we did and I was looking for a show to do after Sarafina which would be as big or better. I happened t…
'Whatever you teach action, it out. If you teach music, sing. If you teach language, write a novel. If you teach drama, act.'
The full version of the article Performing Arts Conference Se…
'As an immigrant playwright in Denmark adapting August Strindberg's world classic 'at source' (Miss Julie premiered in Copenhagen 1888 as penned by iconic Swedish playwright August Strindber…
'The pandemic did interesting things for creativity, forcing us to sequester ourselves and finish works that we hadn't yet finished. It gave us an opportunity to really hanker down. We're gl…
In a world saturated with entertainment products, TheTheatreTimes.com is evidence that live theatre is still a formidable entertainment option and cultural force. Every day, there are fresh …
The Kenya Theatre Awards seek to fill these two gaps by tracking and watching all performances in the country and providing data and statistics on the number of venues, performances staged, …
"We have in essence what could be the most beautiful country in the world, we have great weather, we have friendlier people than I have met travelling elsewhere, and every seven years or so,…
The 2020 ASSITEJ World Congress & Performing Arts Festival / MIRAI 2020 is scheduled to take place in Japan, between 22nd March 2021 and 1st April 2021. It was previously scheduled to ta…
The big winner at the awards (Kenya's version of the Tony's) was Back to Basics theatre group. Founded by veteran thespian Mbeki Mwalimu, Back to Basics raked up a total of 6 awards.
The ful…
'Kenyan History has been scored and underscored by music. From when it was interwoven with every aspect of life, across all the nations and communities that are now counted as Kenyan, in pre…
The 6th Edition of the Sanaa Theatre Awards took place in Nairobi city on December 17th, 2019. Sanaa Theatre Awards, founded by journalist and playwright George Orido in 2013, is Kenya's onl…
Ntozake Shange, author of the famous Broadway play For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide / When the Rainbow is Enuff, once said: "My goal is to be a primary, not a secondary source."…
Methodology The most-searched-for musicals in Kenya, online, are High School Musical, The Lion King and Hamilton, respectively. This is according to a recent report by TicketSource. The rese…
The Akamba people of East Africa have a saying: "The visitor has the best tobacco." But what happens when the hosts are anxious to sample the visitor's tobacco but, after giving them a few w…
