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From Kes 500

Nov 4, 202614:00

The Noisemakers

Cheche, Kenya National Theatre, Zimbabwe

From Kes 500

Nov 4, 202617:00

The Masks

Ukumbi mdogo, Kenya National Theatre, South Africa

From Kes 500

Nov 4, 202618:00

Octopus Garden (Jardín de Pulpos)

Cheche, Kenya National Theatre, Venezuela

From Kes 500

Nov 4, 202619:00

Polish Heritage in Motion

Main auditorium, Kenya national theatre, Poland

FREE

Nov 5, 202614:00

Poetry After Lunch

Outdoor stage, Kenya national theatre, Kenya

From Kes 500

Nov 5, 202617:00

Palunko's Wife

Main auditorium, Kenya National Theatre, Croatia

From Kes 500

Nov 5, 202619:00

After Silence

Main auditorium, Kenya national theatre, Brasil

From Kes 500

Nov 6, 202614:00

Make Room

Cheche, Kenya National Theatre, Uganda

From Kes 500

Nov 6, 202614:00

Avatara: The Ten Manifestations

Main auditorium, Kenya national theatre, Kenya

From Kes 500

Nov 6, 202617:00

Amathambo

Ukumbi mdogo, Kenya National Theatre, South Africa

From Kes 500

Nov 6, 202618:00

Dying need no Shoes

Cheche, Kenya National Theatre, Kenya

From Kes 500

Nov 6, 202619:00

Romeo and Juliet a love in pasta

Main auditorium, Kenya national theatre, Argentina

From Kes 500

Nov 7, 202611:00

Lion King Jr. Musical

Main auditorium, Kenya national theatre, Kenya

From Kes 500

Nov 7, 202612:00

Atieno with a Red hood.

Ukumbi mdogo, Kenya National Theatre, Kenya

From Kes 500

Nov 7, 202614:00

Lion King Jr. Musical

Main auditorium, Kenya national theatre, Kenya

FREE

Nov 7, 202614:00

Twali Banji Audio Installation

Outdoor stage, Kenya national theatre, Uganda

From Kes 500

Nov 7, 202616:00

Adventures of Sulwe

Cheche, Kenya National Theatre, Kenya

From Kes 500

Nov 7, 202617:00

Guerrier

Ukumbi mdogo, Kenya National Theatre, Canada

FREE

Nov 7, 202618:00

Black Box

Outdoor stage, Kenya national theatre, Kenya

From Kes 500

Nov 7, 202619:00

Voices in My Head

Main auditorium, Kenya national theatre, Kenya

From Kes 500

Nov 8, 202614:00

AI Mum

Ukumbi mdogo, Kenya National Theatre, Kenya

From Kes 500

Nov 8, 202616:00

Dying need no Shoes

Cheche, Kenya National Theatre, Kenya

From Kes 500

Nov 8, 202617:00

Crazy Storms

Ukumbi mdogo, Kenya National Theatre, Uganda

From Kes 500

Nov 9, 202619:00

SAKUNTALA: A LOVE LORE

Main auditorium, Kenya national theatre, India

From Kes 500

Nov 10, 202618:00

Acrimony Unquenched

Main auditorium, Kenya national theatre, Kenya

FREE

Nov 11, 202614:00

MUSHIKISHIKI VIBES

Outdoor stage, Kenya national theatre, Democratic Republic of Congo

From Kes 500

Nov 11, 202617:00

Pyjamas for Five

Ukumbi mdogo, Kenya National Theatre, Ghana

From Kes 500

Nov 11, 202619:00

Batsumi: A Dirge for the Left Behind

Main auditorium, Kenya national theatre, South Africa

FREE

Nov 12, 202614:00

Poetry After Lunch

Outdoor stage, Kenya national theatre, Kenya

From Kes 500

Nov 12, 202617:00

Her Madness

Ukumbi mdogo, Kenya National Theatre, Uganda

From Kes 500

Nov 12, 202619:00

Cafe Jallal Project

Main auditorium, Kenya national theatre, Israel

From Kes 500

Nov 13, 202614:00

Y - What Refuses to Fade

Main auditorium, Kenya national theatre, India

From Kes 500

Nov 13, 202615:00

Ubuciko

Ukumbi mdogo, Kenya National Theatre, South Africa

From Kes 500

Nov 13, 202617:00

LA MONA SIMONA

Cheche, Kenya National Theatre, Spain

FREE

Nov 13, 202618:00

Black Box

Outdoor stage, Kenya national theatre, Kenya

From Kes 500

Nov 13, 202619:00

No Laughing Matter

Ukumbi mdogo, Kenya National Theatre, Kenya

From Kes 500

Nov 13, 202619:00

Changing The World One Poem at a Time

Main auditorium, Kenya national theatre, United States

From Kes 500

Nov 14, 202612:00

Atieno with a Red hood.

Ukumbi mdogo, Kenya National Theatre, Kenya

From Kes 500

Nov 14, 202614:00

The Making of a Thief

Main auditorium, Kenya national theatre, Kenya

From Kes 500

Nov 14, 202614:00

Dying need no Shoes

Cheche, Kenya National Theatre, Kenya

From Kes 500

Nov 14, 202615:00

No Laughing Matter

Ukumbi mdogo, Kenya National Theatre, Kenya

From Kes 500

Nov 14, 202617:00

Dying need no Shoes

Cheche, Kenya National Theatre, Kenya

FREE

Nov 14, 202618:00

Black Box

Outdoor stage, Kenya national theatre, Kenya

From Kes 500

Nov 14, 202619:00

No Laughing Matter

Ukumbi mdogo, Kenya National Theatre, Kenya

Golden Bell Resounds · Harmony Along the Silk Road

From Kes 500

Nov 14, 202619:00

Golden Bell Resounds · Harmony Along the Silk Road

Main auditorium, Kenya national theatre, China

From Kes 500

Nov 15, 202614:00

Echos from the Lake

Main auditorium, Kenya national theatre, Kenya

From Kes 500

Nov 15, 202615:00

No Laughing Matter

Ukumbi mdogo, Kenya National Theatre, Kenya

From Kes 500

Nov 15, 202619:00

No Laughing Matter

Ukumbi mdogo, Kenya National Theatre, Kenya

From Kes 500

Nov 4, 202614:00

The Noisemakers

Cheche, Kenya National Theatre, Zimbabwe

From Kes 500

Nov 4, 202617:00

The Masks

Ukumbi mdogo, Kenya National Theatre, South Africa

From Kes 500

Nov 4, 202618:00

Octopus Garden (Jardín de Pulpos)

Cheche, Kenya National Theatre, Venezuela

From Kes 500

Nov 4, 202619:00

Polish Heritage in Motion

Main auditorium, Kenya national theatre, Poland

FREE

Nov 5, 202614:00

Poetry After Lunch

Outdoor stage, Kenya national theatre, Kenya

From Kes 500

Nov 5, 202617:00

Palunko's Wife

Main auditorium, Kenya National Theatre, Croatia

From Kes 500

Nov 5, 202619:00

After Silence

Main auditorium, Kenya national theatre, Brasil

From Kes 500

Nov 6, 202614:00

Make Room

Cheche, Kenya National Theatre, Uganda

From Kes 500

Nov 6, 202614:00

Avatara: The Ten Manifestations

Main auditorium, Kenya national theatre, Kenya

From Kes 500

Nov 6, 202617:00

Amathambo

Ukumbi mdogo, Kenya National Theatre, South Africa

From Kes 500

Nov 6, 202618:00

Dying need no Shoes

Cheche, Kenya National Theatre, Kenya

From Kes 500

Nov 6, 202619:00

Romeo and Juliet a love in pasta

Main auditorium, Kenya national theatre, Argentina

From Kes 500

Nov 7, 202611:00

Lion King Jr. Musical

Main auditorium, Kenya national theatre, Kenya

From Kes 500

Nov 7, 202612:00

Atieno with a Red hood.

Ukumbi mdogo, Kenya National Theatre, Kenya

From Kes 500

Nov 7, 202614:00

Lion King Jr. Musical

Main auditorium, Kenya national theatre, Kenya

FREE

Nov 7, 202614:00

Twali Banji Audio Installation

Outdoor stage, Kenya national theatre, Uganda

From Kes 500

Nov 7, 202616:00

Adventures of Sulwe

Cheche, Kenya National Theatre, Kenya

From Kes 500

Nov 7, 202617:00

Guerrier

Ukumbi mdogo, Kenya National Theatre, Canada

FREE

Nov 7, 202618:00

Black Box

Outdoor stage, Kenya national theatre, Kenya

From Kes 500

Nov 7, 202619:00

Voices in My Head

Main auditorium, Kenya national theatre, Kenya

From Kes 500

Nov 8, 202614:00

AI Mum

Ukumbi mdogo, Kenya National Theatre, Kenya

From Kes 500

Nov 8, 202616:00

Dying need no Shoes

Cheche, Kenya National Theatre, Kenya

From Kes 500

Nov 8, 202617:00

Crazy Storms

Ukumbi mdogo, Kenya National Theatre, Uganda

From Kes 500

Nov 9, 202619:00

SAKUNTALA: A LOVE LORE

Main auditorium, Kenya national theatre, India

From Kes 500

Nov 10, 202618:00

Acrimony Unquenched

Main auditorium, Kenya national theatre, Kenya

FREE

Nov 11, 202614:00

MUSHIKISHIKI VIBES

Outdoor stage, Kenya national theatre, Democratic Republic of Congo

From Kes 500

Nov 11, 202617:00

Pyjamas for Five

Ukumbi mdogo, Kenya National Theatre, Ghana

From Kes 500

Nov 11, 202619:00

Batsumi: A Dirge for the Left Behind

Main auditorium, Kenya national theatre, South Africa

FREE

Nov 12, 202614:00

Poetry After Lunch

Outdoor stage, Kenya national theatre, Kenya

From Kes 500

Nov 12, 202617:00

Her Madness

Ukumbi mdogo, Kenya National Theatre, Uganda

From Kes 500

Nov 12, 202619:00

Cafe Jallal Project

Main auditorium, Kenya national theatre, Israel

From Kes 500

Nov 13, 202614:00

Y - What Refuses to Fade

Main auditorium, Kenya national theatre, India

From Kes 500

Nov 13, 202615:00

Ubuciko

Ukumbi mdogo, Kenya National Theatre, South Africa

From Kes 500

Nov 13, 202617:00

LA MONA SIMONA

Cheche, Kenya National Theatre, Spain

FREE

Nov 13, 202618:00

Black Box

Outdoor stage, Kenya national theatre, Kenya

From Kes 500

Nov 13, 202619:00

No Laughing Matter

Ukumbi mdogo, Kenya National Theatre, Kenya

From Kes 500

Nov 13, 202619:00

Changing The World One Poem at a Time

Main auditorium, Kenya national theatre, United States

From Kes 500

Nov 14, 202612:00

Atieno with a Red hood.

Ukumbi mdogo, Kenya National Theatre, Kenya

From Kes 500

Nov 14, 202614:00

The Making of a Thief

Main auditorium, Kenya national theatre, Kenya

From Kes 500

Nov 14, 202614:00

Dying need no Shoes

Cheche, Kenya National Theatre, Kenya

From Kes 500

Nov 14, 202615:00

No Laughing Matter

Ukumbi mdogo, Kenya National Theatre, Kenya

From Kes 500

Nov 14, 202617:00

Dying need no Shoes

Cheche, Kenya National Theatre, Kenya

FREE

Nov 14, 202618:00

Black Box

Outdoor stage, Kenya national theatre, Kenya

From Kes 500

Nov 14, 202619:00

No Laughing Matter

Ukumbi mdogo, Kenya National Theatre, Kenya

From Kes 500

Nov 14, 202619:00

Golden Bell Resounds · Harmony Along the Silk Road

Main auditorium, Kenya national theatre, China

From Kes 500

Nov 15, 202614:00

Echos from the Lake

Main auditorium, Kenya national theatre, Kenya

From Kes 500

Nov 15, 202615:00

No Laughing Matter

Ukumbi mdogo, Kenya National Theatre, Kenya

From Kes 500

Nov 15, 202619:00

No Laughing Matter

Ukumbi mdogo, Kenya National Theatre, Kenya

From Kes 500

Nov 4, 202614:00

The Noisemakers

Cheche, Kenya National Theatre, Zimbabwe

From Kes 500

Nov 4, 202617:00

The Masks

Ukumbi mdogo, Kenya National Theatre, South Africa

From Kes 500

Nov 4, 202618:00

Octopus Garden (Jardín de Pulpos)

Cheche, Kenya National Theatre, Venezuela

From Kes 500

Nov 4, 202619:00

Polish Heritage in Motion

Main auditorium, Kenya national theatre, Poland

FREE

Nov 5, 202614:00

Poetry After Lunch

Outdoor stage, Kenya national theatre, Kenya

From Kes 500

Nov 5, 202617:00

Palunko's Wife

Main auditorium, Kenya National Theatre, Croatia

From Kes 500

Nov 5, 202619:00

After Silence

Main auditorium, Kenya national theatre, Brasil

From Kes 500

Nov 6, 202614:00

Make Room

Cheche, Kenya National Theatre, Uganda

From Kes 500

Nov 6, 202614:00

Avatara: The Ten Manifestations

Main auditorium, Kenya national theatre, Kenya

From Kes 500

Nov 6, 202617:00

Amathambo

Ukumbi mdogo, Kenya National Theatre, South Africa

From Kes 500

Nov 6, 202618:00

Dying need no Shoes

Cheche, Kenya National Theatre, Kenya

From Kes 500

Nov 6, 202619:00

Romeo and Juliet a love in pasta

Main auditorium, Kenya national theatre, Argentina

From Kes 500

Nov 7, 202611:00

Lion King Jr. Musical

Main auditorium, Kenya national theatre, Kenya

From Kes 500

Nov 7, 202612:00

Atieno with a Red hood.

Ukumbi mdogo, Kenya National Theatre, Kenya

From Kes 500

Nov 7, 202614:00

Lion King Jr. Musical

Main auditorium, Kenya national theatre, Kenya

FREE

Nov 7, 202614:00

Twali Banji Audio Installation

Outdoor stage, Kenya national theatre, Uganda

From Kes 500

Nov 7, 202616:00

Adventures of Sulwe

Cheche, Kenya National Theatre, Kenya

From Kes 500

Nov 7, 202617:00

Guerrier

Ukumbi mdogo, Kenya National Theatre, Canada

FREE

Nov 7, 202618:00

Black Box

Outdoor stage, Kenya national theatre, Kenya

From Kes 500

Nov 7, 202619:00

Voices in My Head

Main auditorium, Kenya national theatre, Kenya

From Kes 500

Nov 8, 202614:00

AI Mum

Ukumbi mdogo, Kenya National Theatre, Kenya

From Kes 500

Nov 8, 202616:00

Dying need no Shoes

Cheche, Kenya National Theatre, Kenya

From Kes 500

Nov 8, 202617:00

Crazy Storms

Ukumbi mdogo, Kenya National Theatre, Uganda

From Kes 500

Nov 9, 202619:00

SAKUNTALA: A LOVE LORE

Main auditorium, Kenya national theatre, India

From Kes 500

Nov 10, 202618:00

Acrimony Unquenched

Main auditorium, Kenya national theatre, Kenya

FREE

Nov 11, 202614:00

MUSHIKISHIKI VIBES

Outdoor stage, Kenya national theatre, Democratic Republic of Congo

From Kes 500

Nov 11, 202617:00

Pyjamas for Five

Ukumbi mdogo, Kenya National Theatre, Ghana

From Kes 500

Nov 11, 202619:00

Batsumi: A Dirge for the Left Behind

Main auditorium, Kenya national theatre, South Africa

FREE

Nov 12, 202614:00

Poetry After Lunch

Outdoor stage, Kenya national theatre, Kenya

From Kes 500

Nov 12, 202617:00

Her Madness

Ukumbi mdogo, Kenya National Theatre, Uganda

From Kes 500

Nov 12, 202619:00

Cafe Jallal Project

Main auditorium, Kenya national theatre, Israel

From Kes 500

Nov 13, 202614:00

Y - What Refuses to Fade

Main auditorium, Kenya national theatre, India

From Kes 500

Nov 13, 202615:00

Ubuciko

Ukumbi mdogo, Kenya National Theatre, South Africa

From Kes 500

Nov 13, 202617:00

LA MONA SIMONA

Cheche, Kenya National Theatre, Spain

FREE

Nov 13, 202618:00

Black Box

Outdoor stage, Kenya national theatre, Kenya

From Kes 500

Nov 13, 202619:00

No Laughing Matter

Ukumbi mdogo, Kenya National Theatre, Kenya

From Kes 500

Nov 13, 202619:00

Changing The World One Poem at a Time

Main auditorium, Kenya national theatre, United States

From Kes 500

Nov 14, 202612:00

Atieno with a Red hood.

Ukumbi mdogo, Kenya National Theatre, Kenya

From Kes 500

Nov 14, 202614:00

The Making of a Thief

Main auditorium, Kenya national theatre, Kenya

From Kes 500

Nov 14, 202614:00

Dying need no Shoes

Cheche, Kenya National Theatre, Kenya

From Kes 500

Nov 14, 202615:00

No Laughing Matter

Ukumbi mdogo, Kenya National Theatre, Kenya

From Kes 500

Nov 14, 202617:00

Dying need no Shoes

Cheche, Kenya National Theatre, Kenya

FREE

Nov 14, 202618:00

Black Box

Outdoor stage, Kenya national theatre, Kenya

From Kes 500

Nov 14, 202619:00

No Laughing Matter

Ukumbi mdogo, Kenya National Theatre, Kenya

From Kes 500

Nov 14, 202619:00

Golden Bell Resounds · Harmony Along the Silk Road

Main auditorium, Kenya national theatre, China

From Kes 500

Nov 15, 202614:00

Echos from the Lake

Main auditorium, Kenya national theatre, Kenya

From Kes 500

Nov 15, 202615:00

No Laughing Matter

Ukumbi mdogo, Kenya National Theatre, Kenya

From Kes 500

Nov 15, 202619:00

No Laughing Matter

Ukumbi mdogo, Kenya National Theatre, Kenya

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Cheche, Kenya National Theatre, Zimbabwe

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The Masks

Ukumbi mdogo, Kenya National Theatre, South Africa

Wed, Nov 4, 2026

17:00

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Octopus Garden (Jardín de Pulpos)

Cheche, Kenya National Theatre, Venezuela

Wed, Nov 4, 2026

18:00

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Polish Heritage in Motion

Main auditorium, Kenya national theatre, Poland

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19:00

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