Friday, 13 November 2026 Nairobi 22°C · Partly cloudy 1 USD = 130.0 KES · 1 CNY = 19.45 KES

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Play reading: African Women Playwrights Network

The last play reading of the Goethe-Institut's 2026 series, curated by Esther Kamba, with plays by five writers from the African Women Playwrights Network.

About the event

The Goethe-Institut in Nairobi closes this year's play reading series with plays from the African Women Playwrights Network. The series is curated by Esther Kamba.

The programme names five playwrights: Sara Shawaari, Rukayat Nihinlola Banjo, Katlego K Kolanyane-Kesupile, Thembelihle Moyo and Chioniso Tsikisayi. It does not yet give the titles of the plays or the readers; the institute says more information will follow.

Good to know

  • Free entry
  • Details may change: the institute asks visitors to check its social media pages

Line-up

Esther Kamba · Sara Shawaari · Rukayat Nihinlola Banjo · Katlego K Kolanyane-Kesupile · Thembelihle Moyo · Chioniso Tsikisayi

Organiser

Goethe-Institut Kenya ↗
[email protected]; +254 20 221 1479
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Event information from

  1. Goethe-Institut Kenya programme, November–December 2026, p. 2 goethe.de

Details come from the organisers' own pages and can change; please check with the organiser before you go.

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