Kenya Fiction

When you go to bed, the whorehouse wakes up; when you rise in the morning, the whorehouse goes to bed. The gentleman of the whorehouse have no place that they want to go home to; and the ladies of the whorehouse call it home, at least for now. But what happens when the events of the night are exposed to the light of the day?

Brief Summary Shaka Zulu is back. With a vengeance. A small band of determined warriors, armed with ancient assegais is headed for a bloody clash with a large and well-armed modern army. And in the midst of it all, Prince Moshesh Nkosi, son of the Great Elephant, descendant of a thousand kings, derelicts his duties and runs to the ends of the earth to dodge his fate. But fate catches up with him soon enough when he meets up with Laritta Duncan, a princess from a lost kingdom, who compells him to stand and face up to his awesome responsibilities. Ayi hlome madonda. Let the enemy come!’ So let us drink to the fortunes of the warriors of the Umhlatuzi, to the heirs of the great Hlazakazi and to the women who bravely bear them and bring them to the place of the chiefs to serve and die for their people. Let us drink to The Return of Shaka. A powerful story, powerfully told.

Brief Summary On Role Play “Role Play, which was best performed in 2004, gives us a ‘zoomed out’ perspective of Kenya’s history and society and gives African drama, and posterity, a new point of reference.” -Anne Manyara, The East African. “… a deftly woven amalgamation of possibilities… by turns subtle and confrontational.” – Parselelo Kantai, Iko! Magazine (Kenya) “… an unapologetic look at racial stereotypes in modern Kenya.” – Newsweek International. “… actors take their audience through Kenya’s modern history.” – The (UK) Independent. On Kaggia “The play depicts a man who o?ered all his life to his nation but who became a victim of betrayal by compatriots and a new African leadership too preoccupied with sleaze, squandering a lifetime opportunity to change the lives of the people they led.” – George Orido, The (Kenya) Standard. On Elements “It tells the story of Dana, a woman of mixed race heritage who, despite her wide travels around the world, still faces a con?ict of belonging as she navigates the maze of identities.” – Tefo Nombolo, The (Botswana) Midweek Sun