By Shem Onderi Theatre is poetry. People pay to come and laugh; others cry,As tears flow freely.The acting is emotional; the play is choreographedTo move people emotionally. The value of the play lies in the acting.Acting is sometimes not too serious an activity.The script is vigorous.The actors must sometimes cry in the play;Other times they […]

By Isaac Dan Bw’Onyancha Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o was not just a writer. He was a rebel, a fighter, a truth-teller. His pen, sharp as a spear, cut through the falsehoods of colonialism and later, the betrayals of Kenya’s own post-independence elite. Today, as Kenya’s streets fill with the voices of a rising Gen Z demanding […]

By Isaac Dan Bw’Onyancha Thespian turned politician Cleophas Malala’s repeated use of school theatre as a platform for his personal and political battles is both irresponsible and detrimental to the learners involved. His past play Shackles of Doom , performed by Butere Girls in 2013, was banned due to its overt political messaging on tribalism […]