LIVE EVENT · NAIROBI
Escape the Musical: A Concert Reading
Ends (EAT)
Homeboyz Entertainment StudiosMuchai Dr, Nairobi, Kenya
Escape the Musical: A Concert Reading Ten years in the making, Escape is a musical in Sheng developed by Sitawa Namwalie, Lydia Akwabi (L-Ness) and Eric Wainaina. It is Sitawa’s love letter to Nairobi and its people: their music, ingenuity and ability to make beauty from what they have. In Escape , lives collide in a small Nairobi home. The story moves through tension and humour, and into the resourcefulness of a city whose people keep imagining something more. This concert reading brings the musical’s story, songs and performers to the stage in a stripped-back form. It is a chance to encounter Escape while it is still taking shape, on its journey towards a full production. Join us for a thrilling evening of musical theatre. Escape was conceived through the NBO Musical Theatre Initiative, in partnership with Salene Productions, Rainmakers Ltd., New York University’s Graduate Musical Theatre Writing Program and the Sundance Theatre Program. Event Details Date: 28 November 2026 Venue: Homeboyz Entertainment Studios, Muchai Drive (HITLabz) Doors open: 6.00 pm Show starts: 7.00 pm Community tickets: KES 1,000 Credits Book: Sitawa Namwalie Composers: Lydia Akwabi (L-Ness) and Eric Wainaina Director: Wanjiku Mwawuganga Music Director: Eric Wainaina Language Director: Lydia Akwabi (L-Ness) Poster artwork: Shabu Mwangi A Sister Salon Experience Presented by TLS .