Man Rekindles Flame With Ex-Wife At Phoenix Theatres.

Phoenix theatres in my eyes are one of those Unsung heroes like Makadem, who’ve spent themselves tirelessly on behalf of the arts, to virtually little or no recognition save for a select few. Seemingly. Seemingly.

Alot of the big names that vain-sounding wights like me would wanna name drop, like Jimmy Gathu, Nick Ndeda, Nice githinji et al, Phoenix theatres midwifed them into the glaring spotlight. Most recently, they opened their doors to the cast of Nairobi half life, them being the backdrop for major scenes in that captivating Nairobi narrative as written here. And oh, who can forget the amazing play John Sibi-Okumu staged there just last month, read about that here too.

Well they are back again, this time with a play aptly titled ‘Fathers’ Day’, seeing as Mothers’ day is upon us. Now if you tune in to Maina in the morning, then you probably heard today’s discussion about the ‘boy child’ being ‘endangered’ too. So yes, celebrate fathers….Moving along swiftly.

The synopsis is simple really, “It’s a cold winters evening and bitter, irascible divorcee Henry is enjoying a Scotch and some classical music in glorious solitude. He is soon disturbed, however, by the unwelcome appearance of his son Mathew, bringing with him his new girlfriend, the unappealing punk/Goth Christine. Mathew is obviously keen for a reconciliation with his father, but Henry is quite happy the way things are, and sparks soon fly—but this is just the beginning, for who should arrive next but Henry’s ex-wife, Mathews mother, Sue! As the cold night wears on Henry and Sue can’t help but reck over the ashes of their seemingly dead relationship and to their surprise the faint glow of a new tenderness develops between them, Before long Henry is facing some important decisions….”

And speaking of Nairobi half life, did you know they were nominated for the oscars, and that Wendell Pierce even tweeted about it? Wendell Who? Again you should know people!! He played Baltimore police officer, Bunk Mooreland, on the hit HBO show, The Wire. Read that here.

The play is by Eric Chappell and is directed by Eugene Oloo. As usual, tickets are 500shs but students WITH a student’s ID get in for only 300 bob. What excuse do you have? For Further information about thE, call 020 2225506 or 0729 913 425. It officially starts tomorrow, but one of the perks of being in the media fraternity is that I get to watch it tonight!! Awesome, I know.