Anne’s body is brought back to her village for burial in Faithfool, years after her father chased her away from their home for being a sex worker.
Her father, Israel Mbimba (Robinson Mudavadi), refuses to allow her to be buried on his land because of her past. He doesn’t know that Anne used money earned through sex work to buy the land and build the house where her family now lives.
This is the conflict at the centre of Faithfool, a tragicomedy written by Dr Fred Mbogo, directed by Ken Aswani and produced by Clare Wahome. The play will be staged on September 5 and 6 at the Kenya National Theatre.
It examines the dangerous extremes of religious belief, hypocrisy, blind faith, and how moral judgment can fracture families and communities.
The play starts off with Israel (Robinson Mudavadi), a cattle seller, husband to Mbimbi (Boera Bisieri) and father to Anne. A staunch church believer, he sees the Bible as the authority on right and wrong.
