Arts & culture in Nairobi and East Africa Theatre & dance
Dying Need No Shoes (KITFest)
A Kenyan family drama about buried secrets, abuse and the cost of silence, with four performances from 6 to 14 November.
About the event
Purity Munanda finds herself trapped in a room with her father, Professor Jairus Munanda, and years of silence, fear and buried trauma come to the surface as dark family secrets are exposed. The drama explores the effects of abuse, the search for justice and the resilience of the human spirit, and challenges audiences to reflect on the cost of silence.
TheatreKE lists Kenya as its origin and the languages as English and Kiswahili. There are four performances at the Kenya National Theatre during KITFest 2026: 6, 8 and 14 November (two shows on the 14th).
Good to know
- English and Kiswahili
- Themes include abuse; no age guidance is given on the booking page
- Early bird (multiday) KES 1,000; advance (single day) KES 1,200; student KES 500; couple KES 1,800
Organiser
Kenya International Theatre Festival (KITFest) ↗
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Event information from
- TheatreKE booking page theatreke.com
Details come from the organisers' own pages and can change; please check with the organiser before you go.
