“Three Sisters,” National Theatre
Earlier in the week, I enjoyed a rainy afternoon at home by watching Inua Ellis’s 2019 adaptation...
Read MorePosted by Aleks Sierz | 23rd Jan 2023 | Adaptation, Nigeria, Review, Theatre and Decolonization, Theatre and Politics, United Kingdom
Earlier in the week, I enjoyed a rainy afternoon at home by watching Inua Ellis’s 2019 adaptation...
Read MorePosted by Taiwo Afolabi | 9th Dec 2020 | Applied Theatre, Essay, Nigeria, Theatre and Politics
Nasarawa state in the north-central region of Nigeria is known for agriculture, salt mining, and...
Read MorePosted by Ian Kiyingi Muddu | 12th Oct 2020 | Musical Theatre, Review, South Africa, Theatre and Gender
African musical theatre seems to be growing by leaps and bounds. In the last couple of years,...
Read MorePosted by Ahram Online | 24th Aug 2020 | Acting, Covid-19, News, Nigeria
The 21-year-old Nigerian comedian Maryam Apaokagi has joined a line-up of the nation’s top...
Read MorePosted by Aleks Sierz | 8th May 2019 | London, Review, Theatre and Gender, United Kingdom
If British theatre often seems to lack ambition, the same cannot be said of The Half God Of...
Read MorePosted by Alexander Nderitu | 30th Mar 2019 | News, Playwriting, South Africa
Each playwright on the shortlist was paired with an expert from the international ASSITEJ network of professionals for online mentoring, coaching, and dramaturgy.
Read MorePosted by Jane Baldwin | 26th Dec 2018 | Nigeria, Review, Theatre and Gender, United Kingdom
Inua Ellams’ Barber Shop Chronicles, his first full-length play, was a smash-hit when it opened in...
Read MorePosted by Freemuse | 3rd Aug 2018 | News, Theatre and Politics
In a first-of-its-kind report assessing the global state of artistic freedom, Freemuse warns of...
Read MorePosted by Kwame Opuku | 3rd Sep 2017 | Nigeria, Theatre and Art, Theatre and Decolonization
Reaction to Damien Hirst’s use/misuse of Ife art image. The insensitivity of many Westerners in...
Read MorePosted by T. Saravanan | 9th Apr 2017 | Nigeria
A group of African students took the audience on a journey to Nigeria. It’s celebration time...
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