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CINEMAS & THEATRE
He may not have lived to see its triumphant return to the Kenyan stage, but the spirit of Ngugi wa Thiong’o echoed powerfully through the curtains of the Kenya National Theatre as the play “The Trial of Dedan Kimathi” was performed on stage again since its original staging in 1976. Tonight, on Cinemas & Theatre we review the play that re-imagines the trial of freedom fighter Dedan Kimathi, reframing him not as the colonial state’s 'terrorist' but as a heroic symbol of defiance and national pride. Take a look.
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Cinemas & Theatre I Review of Ngugi wa Thiongo's play 'The Trial of Dedan Kimathi'
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