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Kenya International Theatre Festival (KITFest) 2026
The Kenya International Theatre Festival returns to Nairobi in November with the theme 'Reimagining Theatre'.
About the event
KITFest 2026 runs from 4 to 15 November in Nairobi under the theme 'Reimagining Theatre', according to the festival's own site. Individual shows are listed on the site, for example 'Dying need no Shoes' (6 November, 15:00) and 'Crazy Storms' (8 November, 14:00).
The festival is organised by the Kenya International Theatre Festival Trust and promotes performances, workshops and dialogues.
Programme 40 items in the programme
Sun 8 Nov
- 14:00 Poetry After Lunch (KITFest) Talks & books · Every Sunday · 14:00 · Free
- Dying Need No Shoes (KITFest) Theatre & dance · Fri 6 Nov – Sat, 14 Nov 2026
- 09:00 KITFest African Theatre Market 2026 Theatre & dance · Fri 6 Nov – Sun, 8 Nov 2026 · Kenya Cultural Centre
- 12:00 Atieno with a Red Hood (KITFest) Theatre & dance · Sat 7 Nov – Sat, 14 Nov 2026
- 18:00 Black Box (KITFest, Kenya) Theatre & dance · Sat 7 Nov – Sat, 14 Nov 2026
- 14:00 Penalty (KITFest) Theatre & dance
- 14:00 AI Mum (KITFest, Kenya) Theatre & dance
- 17:00 Crazy Storms (KITFest, Uganda) Theatre & dance
- 18:00 Echoes of Machismo (KITFest) Theatre & dance
Mon 9 Nov
- 14:00 Death and the Future (KITFest) Theatre & dance
- 19:00 Sakuntala: A Love Lore (KITFest) Theatre & dance
Tue 10 Nov
- 14:00 The Circus Girl (KITFest, Egypt) Theatre & dance
- 17:00 Justice for Her (KITFest) Theatre & dance
- 18:00 Acrimony Unquenched (KITFest) Theatre & dance
Wed 11 Nov
- 14:00 Mushikishiki Vibes: Tyson Meya (KITFest, DR Congo) Music · Free
- 17:00 Pyjamas for Five (KITFest, Ghana) Theatre & dance
Thu 12 Nov
- 17:00 Her Madness (KITFest, Uganda) Theatre & dance
- 19:00 Cafe Jallal Project (KITFest, Israel) Theatre & dance
Fri 13 Nov
- 14:00 Y - What Refuses to Fade (KITFest, India) Theatre & dance
- 17:00 La Mona Simona (KITFest, Spain) Theatre & dance
- 19:00 Changing the World One Poem at a Time (KITFest, USA) Theatre & dance
- 19:00 No Laughing Matter (KITFest) Theatre & dance · Fri 13 Nov – Sun, 15 Nov 2026
Sat 14 Nov
- 14:00 The Making of a Thief (KITFest) Theatre & dance
Sun 15 Nov
- 14:00 Echos from the Lake (KITFest) Theatre & dance
Earlier in the programme (16)
- 14:00 My Son, My Sin (KITFest) Theatre & dance
- 17:00 The Masks (KITFest, South Africa) Theatre & dance
- 18:00 Octopus Garden (Jardin de Pulpos) (KITFest, Venezuela) Theatre & dance
- 19:00 Polish Heritage in Motion (KITFest) Festival
- 16:00 Palunko's Wife (KITFest, Croatia) Theatre & dance
- 19:00 After Silence (KITFest, Brazil) Theatre & dance
- 14:00 Make Room (KITFest, Uganda) Theatre & dance
- 14:00 Avatara: The Ten Manifestations (KITFest) Theatre & dance
- 17:00 Amathambo (KITFest, South Africa) Theatre & dance
- 19:00 Romeo and Juliet: a love in pasta (KITFest, Argentina) Theatre & dance
- 11:00 Lion King Jr. Musical (KITFest) Theatre & dance
- 14:00 Twali Banji Audio Installation (KITFest, Uganda) Theatre & dance · Free
- 16:00 Adventures of Sulwe (KITFest) Theatre & dance
- 17:00 Guerrier (KITFest, Canada) Theatre & dance
- 18:00 Nyatiti Fusion - Bila Mpaka Band (KITFest) Music
- 19:00 Voices in My Head (KITFest) Theatre & dance
Good to know
- Book through the official KITFest website
- WhatsApp +254 794 785 768
Organiser
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Event information from
- KITFest official site kitfest.co.ke
Details come from the organisers' own pages and can change; please check with the organiser before you go.
