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Who’s Who opens on 27th of July and runs until 11th Aug 2012. Tickets only Ksh. 650. Student nights Every Thursday. Buy 1 ticket @ Ksh. 400 and get 1 Free.

Phoenix Players Present:
Who’s Who

Directed by George Mungai

SYNOPSIS
Who’s who? Is a farce for two men and two women in the lounges of the “Grand Machakos Hotel”, a place of faded elegance. In Act I we follow the confusion that two gentlemen land themselves in – as in – extricable as the hotel itself- in an effort to cover up their clandestine weekend: a confusion which ends in no one knowing anyone else’s identity, and a hint that, even when things have been more or less cleared up, all is likely to start over again. In Act II the male players discuss the previous events and one says that if positions and identities had been reversed the trouble would never have occurred. The situation is re-enacted on these lines, but with even more calamitous results.

Email: info@phoenixtheatre.co.ke – Web: www.phoenixtheatre.co.ke

SMOKE opens on the 25th of May and runs until 9th June 2012.
Tickets only Ksh. 650. Student nights Every Thursday: Buy 1 ticket @ Ksh. 400 and get 1 Free.
Phoenix Players Present: 
SMOKE – An original Kenyan Satire on greed and corruption
Directed by George Mungai

SYNOPSIS
A new Kenyan original by a fresh author- Louise Wambua. A greedy Minister.His wife, his mistress, his brother and his minion. Vast amount of money has ‘walked’ from government coffers. The Minister needs all his wits, and his people, about him in order to squeeze out of the impending avalanche…only for his own blood to make things far worse. A light satire.

Taming of the Shrew (by William Shakespeare, directed by George Mungai) opens on the 10th of Feb and runs until Saturday 25th Feb 2012. Tickets only Ksh. 650. Student nights Every Thursday. Buy 1 ticket @ Ksh. 400 and get 1 Free.

SYNOPSIS
The “shrew” of the play’s title, Katherine, or Kate, is the daughter of Baptista Minola, with whom she lives in Padua. She is sharp-tongued, quick-tempered, and prone to violence, particularly against anyone who tries to marry her. Her hostility toward suitors particularly distresses her father. But her anger and rudeness disguise her deep-seated sense of insecurity and her jealousy toward her sister, Bianca. She does not resist her suitor Petruchio forever, though, and she eventually subjugates herself to him, despite her previous repudiation of marriage.

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Tickets only Ksh. 650. Student nights Every Thursday. Buy 1 ticket @ Ksh. 400 and get 1 Free.
Book Online: http://mpesaticketing.com/

Telephone: +254 20 221 2661 or 222 5506 Cellphone: +254 729 913 425
Email: info@phoenixtheatre.co.ke Web: www.phoenixtheatre.co.ke

Phoenix Players Present:
PIRATES OF NAIROBI DAM
adapted from Gilbert & Sullivan
directed by george mungai
musical direction by KAZ

SYNOPSIS
Last performed on the Phoenix Stage in 1988, PIRATES is one of the better-known works from the indomitable pair of Gilbert and Sullivan.
It tells the story of a band of pirates [in this case Nairobi ones!] on their usual ‘prowl of pillage’. One of their own- Frederick- has come to the end of his ‘contract’ as a Pirate- having mistakenly been apprenticed to them by his Nanny- Ruth- who, being from a region where ‘L’ and ‘R’ are one and the same- took ‘PILOT’ to mean ‘PIRATE’ and thus sealed Fredrick’s fate as a young lad.

The Pirates want Fred to take Ruth with him…his only knowledge of a woman is indeed Ruth- who tells him she’s as good as it gets. Only for them to stumble onto a bevy of maidens frolicking at the shores of the Dam.

They are daughters to a widowed retired Major General. On realizing the Pirates are bent on making brides of his daughters, he spins a woeful tale of him being an orphan- a story which melts the hardened hearts of the rogue pirates, and they let him go.

Fred, meanwhile, is informed of a small hitch to his being released from the pirates, and has to return to their ranks. He spills the beans regarding the General’s story and they return to revenge for being duped. A bunch of lazy policemen is on their trail…

A family show- light story, melodious music, great talent!

Death & The Maiden opens this Friday 4th of November and runs until Saturday 19th Nov 2011.
Tickets: Opening Night Ksh: 1500 : Other Days: Adults Ksh. 500, Students: Ksh. 300
Book Online: http://mpesaticketing.com/

Phoenix Players in conjunction with the Arts Canvas Present:
Death & The Maiden
By Ariel Dorfman
Directed By Mumbi Kaigwa

SYNOPSIS
A man’s car breaks down on the highway and he’s given a lift home by a friendly stranger. The man is an ambitious young lawyer who is returning home to his wife filled with the news of his appointment to the President’s newly-formed Human Rights Commission. The wife Paulina, a former medical student, had her university education cut short when she was picked up and tortured by the State Police for her activism.
The man’s wife, believing she recognises in the stranger the voice of the man who tortured her and ruined her life, kidnaps him and decides to put him on trial in the couple’s living room. This play draws from actual events in Chile in the late 1980s and early 1990s, during the period following the removal of the dictator Augusto Pinochet from power.

The country in which the protagonists are living is in an uneasy transition
to democracy and deciding how to punish the human rights violations of an outgoing regime. Sounds familiar, doesn’t it? In light of ongoing discussions on the implementation of the new Constitution and our ongoing transition as a nation, we hope that this performance will provide an opportunity for dialogue and debate on issues of restitution, reconciliation, truth and justice.

Tel: +254 20 221 2661 or 222 5506 Cell: +254 729 913 425
Email: info@phoenixtheatre.co.ke Web: www.phoenixtheatre.co.ke

Mary Mary, a comedy by Jean Kerr.  Bob – a publisher is at the tail end of divorced proceedings with his wife- Mary.
They have been living apart- and the final stage of the divorce is just weeks away. Bob has since met Tiffany- who is from a very rich background
and is a health freak; they are due to get married as soon as the divorce is granted.

Bob’s tax lawyer- Oscar – has been working on the tax returns and has had to call in Mary to clarify some payments relating to the current tax year. This
he does behind Bob’s back- and the two ‘exes’ are thrown into a situation of having to confront themselves- why did they split in the first place? Who is
getting married to whom?

In comes Dirk – a famous actor- and Bob’s comrade in the Navy- who has written a book and wants it published. Bob is loathe to do this, and ‘trades
off’ his ex-wife for a publishing contract!

This funny, warm and moving piece is directed by George Mungai and performed by a cast of five: Robert Mullei, Brigid Wanyaga[last  on stage in the
musical Oliver] , Jane Waithiegeni [Changing Generations], Harry Ebale (Local Murder) and  Eddie Mbugua-Njeri .

Dates: Friday 10th-Saturday 25th June 2011. Wed-Fri @ 7pm, Sat 11th & 18th @
6pm, Sunday 19th 2 4pm and Saturday 25th @ 3 & 6pm. Thursdays are student nights, students with valid identification buy a ticket at ksh.300 and get
another one free. Tickets are Ksh. 500 for Adults, Ksh.300 for Students.

Don’t Misunderstand Me – a light farce by Patrick Cargill
PREMIERS THIS FRIDAY!! FRI 20TH MAY 2011- TO SAT 4TH JUNE 2011
Phoenix Theatre, Professional Centre, Parliament Road.

Wednesday, Thursday and Friday @ 7p.m, Saturday 21st & 28th @ 6pm Sunday 29th @ 4:00 pm and Saturday 4th @ 3 & 6pm
Students Night! every Thursday! buy one ticket at Ksh 300 and get another free! (for Students with valid Identification)

To book call box office on 222 55 06 and 0729 913425 Mpesa Accepted.
Email bookings: info@phoenixtheatre.co.ke

Charles (Samson Psenjen) takes an annual trip to New York, extends the trip by two weeks and comes back home with a certain “spring” in his step. His wife Margery (Joan-Nimu Kanja) tries to find out why.
Robert ( Likarion Wainaina), Charles’s brother, has just re-married after surviving a terrible marriage and brings his new wife to Charles’ for introductions.
An unexpected visitor arrives and completely distorts the evening. Mistaken identities, names, purposes- all create a laugh-a-line farce!
Also starring Darshani Haria (last seen in Changing Generations) as Jaynie, and Fridah Muhindi (Juliet in Romeo & Juliet) as Jane.

The setting is a Beach Hotel. Shanzu Beach Hotel – on the Kenyan Coast!

A motley collection of Restaurant Waiters have just reported to the Hotel on the opening of the high season.
The play takes us to the back-areas where hotel guests never go! The back-stabbing, the desperate yearning to get ‘hooked up’ to a tourist…add to this a Manager whose desperation is more frantic than his staff!

This ridiculously hilarious piece is directed by George Mungai and performed by a cast of five: Andrew Muthure [last seen in Lucky People] as the cunning, crafty and suave Ringo, Kevin Amwoma [last on stage as Mercutio in Romeo] as Joe, Brian Alufwani [Benvolio] as green, inexperienced, naïve Cyril, Margaret Karanja as Asha and Kevin Nzevela as O’keefe.

PREMIERS THIS FRIDAY!! FRI 29TH APRIL – TO 14TH MAY 2011
Wednesday, Thursday and Friday @ 7p.m, Sunday 08th at 4:00 p.m & Saturday 14th @ 3p.m & 6p.m.

Students Night! every Thursday! buy one ticket at Ksh 300 and get another free!
(for Students with valid Identification)

To book at box office on 222 55 06 and 0729 913425 Mpesa Accepted.
Email bookings: info@phoenixtheatre.co.ke

Agnes of God tells the story of a novice nun (Agnes- played by CRYSTAL MBUGA) who gives birth and insists that the dead child was the result of a virgin conception. Conventional wisdom points to infanticide- but she stands her ground- drawing her Mother Superior (ANGELA MWANDIA) out of her shell to places she would rather forget! To this mix a psychologist (LYDIA NYAMBURA)is brought in to crack the issue…

Premiers April 8th, and playing until April 23rd.

The show is directed by Nick Njache, and stars LYDIA NYAMBURA, CRYSTAL MBUGA and ANGELA MWANDIA- a veritable collection of sheer acting talent!
Wed, Thurs and Friday’s @ 7p.m, Sat 6pm and Sun 17th @ 4p.m & Sat 23nd at 3p.m & 6p.m.

Students Night! every Thursday! buy one ticket at Ksh 300 and get another free!
(for Students with valid Identification)

To book, please call Naomi at box office on 222 55 06 and 0729 913425 Mpesa Accepted.
Email bookings: info@phoenixtheatre.co.ke