Phoenix Players
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Phoenix Players is the largest and oldest repertory theatre company in East and Central Africa. Situated in Nairobi
, Kenya
it was registered in 1983 as a non-profit making company limited by guarantee. Phoenix Players mount, on average, a new play every three weeks throughout the year. Their intimate 120-seat auditorium is located in the Professional Centre on Parliament Road.
As Nairobi is a very cosmopolitan city, Phoenix Players' productions vary from comedy to drama, farces to classics, pantomimes to musicals. African authored – particularly Kenyan – plays are also put on. The theatre is not funded by government or any external sources and relies solely on membership subscriptions, box-office tickets and donations for its continued existence.
There has been a Repertory Theatre in Nairobi for over 45 years, and The Phoenix tradition is unique; no other theatre on the continent of Africa presents continuous repertory.
The play programme is varied to appeal to a variety of tastes and while the core of the casts are professionals of great experience and versatility, casts are often supplemented with the considerable amateur talent available in Nairobi. Phoenix Players are always on the look out for new faces!
Nairobi
Nairobi is the capital and largest city of Kenya. The city and its surrounding area also forms the Nairobi County. The name "Nairobi" comes from the Maasai phrase Enkare Nyirobi, which translates to "the place of cool waters". However, it is popularly known as the "Green City in the Sun" and is...
, Kenya
Kenya
Kenya , officially known as the Republic of Kenya, is a country in East Africa that lies on the equator, with the Indian Ocean to its south-east...
it was registered in 1983 as a non-profit making company limited by guarantee. Phoenix Players mount, on average, a new play every three weeks throughout the year. Their intimate 120-seat auditorium is located in the Professional Centre on Parliament Road.
As Nairobi is a very cosmopolitan city, Phoenix Players' productions vary from comedy to drama, farces to classics, pantomimes to musicals. African authored – particularly Kenyan – plays are also put on. The theatre is not funded by government or any external sources and relies solely on membership subscriptions, box-office tickets and donations for its continued existence.
There has been a Repertory Theatre in Nairobi for over 45 years, and The Phoenix tradition is unique; no other theatre on the continent of Africa presents continuous repertory.
The play programme is varied to appeal to a variety of tastes and while the core of the casts are professionals of great experience and versatility, casts are often supplemented with the considerable amateur talent available in Nairobi. Phoenix Players are always on the look out for new faces!