London via Lagos
The London via Lagos Festival at Oval House Theatre London via Lagos is a daring festival of new plays by British-Nigerian playwrights offering three radically different visions of the relationship between Nigeria and the UK. Over ten weeks, from May 3 - July 10th, London via Lagos brings to the London stage three innovative and contemporary plays; each with its own perspective spanning the political, the personal, and the domestic. All three dramas investigate today’s Britain and all reflect the vigour and passion of Nigeria. From the streets of Hackney to the English countryside; from the mansions of the Lagos elite to the oil pipelines of Northern Nigeria, three new plays reveal the political, personal and the domestic stories found where two great cultures meet. Co-produced by new British-African drama company, Spora Stories, the Festival features the work of Ade Solanke, Arinze Kene, and Lydia Adetunji. Pandora's Box by Ade Solanke (Tuesday ...