“My Father’s Fable,” Bush Theatre
Following the huge success of Benedict Lombe’s Shifters, which transfers soon to the West End, the...
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Nigeria
Obari Gomba’s Grit and the Politics of Vendetta
On 9th April, the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, produced Obari Gomba’s Grit directed by...
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“Brother-Brother” by Cheta Igbokwe: A Quest for Long Lives Leads to Quick Deaths
Nigerian playwright, Cheta Igbokwe, is a prolific young writer. This I find amazing, especially...
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“Three Sisters,” National Theatre
Earlier in the week, I enjoyed a rainy afternoon at home by watching Inua Ellis’s 2019 adaptation...
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Black Theatre in Asia—Spotlight Query
It began as a direct message conversation between two black creatives: Ghanniy Oyedele from...
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“Bronx Gothic” by Okwui Okpokwasili
On May 8, 2022, Nigerian-American artist Okwui Okpokwasili’s Bronx Gothic (2014) at...
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Ola Rotimi: The Enduring Influence of a Nigerian Theatre Giant
Twenty years after his death, the Nigerian dramatist Ola Rotimi is attracting renewed interest....
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The Women Making Waves in Theatre in Africa Part 2
In most parts of Traditional Africa, theatre was a prerogative of the woman. Women were the...
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5 Reasons Why Verse Is the Language for Theatre in 2020s
While theatre in its early days existed in a strong relationship with verse, the social, cultural,...
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How Theatre Can Help Young Nigerians Who Are Living With HIV
Nasarawa state in the north-central region of Nigeria is known for agriculture, salt mining, and...
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Nigerian Comics Fight COVID-19 With Gags And Slapstick Slaps
The 21-year-old Nigerian comedian Maryam Apaokagi has joined a line-up of the nation’s top...
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National Theatre of Nigeria Restoration To Generate 10,000 Jobs – Minister
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has said the planned restoration and...
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Janice Okoh’s “The Gift” at the Theatre Royal Stratford East: Complex and Powerful Account of Race and Empire
Queen Victoria is a strong symbol of the old British Empire. For some 200 years, up to the 1950s,...
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National Theatre: Inua Ellam’s “Three Sisters” Surges with Narrative Energy, Depicting Sisterhood and Colonial Injustice in the Short-Lived Republic of Biafra
In recent years there has been a resurgence of progressive adaptations of Chekhov’s realist...
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Soyinka Meets Shakespeare
One of the only three curated shows showcased at the 2019 edition of the Lagos Theatre Festival...
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“Queen Moremi The Musical”: Immortalizing a Traditional Legend
The Story of the Little Known Heroine There are a couple of names that are in popular culture...
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Lekan Balogun’s “Ogun Skugga”: Memoirs of A Civil War
The Lagos Theatre Festival may have come and gone but the memories of the week-long activities...
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Gabriel Gbadamosi’s “Stop And Search” at The Arcola Theatre
Police stop and search activities—the harassment of young, usually black, men in the streets of...
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“Barber Shop Chronicles”: Man Talk In A Man’s World
Inua Ellams’ Barber Shop Chronicles, his first full-length play, was a smash-hit when it opened in...
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Countdown To Lagos Theatre Festival 2018: “Unconventional Spaces”
The countdown has begun to the fifth edition of Lagos Theatre Festival (LTF) 2018. Set to take...
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