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Belong is written by Bola Agbaje, Nigeria born British, multi-award winning playwright whose credits include GONE TOO FAR. To all intents and purposes, BELONG is a light comedy about identity and stations in life. The drama starts out in the London with Kayode (Toyin Oshinnaike) and Rita (Dolapo Oni). The couple are at a low point after moody Kayode has failed in his attempts to achieve election to Parliament after an embarrassing Twitter episode, a theatrical first that will assuredly not be a last. As if the depression isn't enough for a man who has sacrificed his career to misguided allegations about the racism of his equally Black political opponent, along comes Bimbo Akintola's Fola, the first of a pair of truly overpowering Nigerian women. Her job is to sell the country to émigrés and persuade them to come back "home". And she carries it out with the kind of fearsome relish that makes refusal almost impossible.
Against his wife's wishes, Kayode decides to take a reflective break to visit his Mother, Mama, portrayed by Taiwo Ajayi-Lycett. Mama has semi-adopted a former "area boy" Kunle played by OC Ukeje , and is trying to turn him into a local politician with a brief to modernize and remove corruption.
Scheduled to hold at the Federal Palace Hotel, Ahmadu Bello Way from Good Friday, April 18 - Easter Sunday, April 20,2014 by 2pm, 5pm and 7pm respectively, Belong is the ideal Easter treat for theatre lovers. Tickets are selling on Jumia.com and Naijaticketshop.com and her sales points at Silverbird Galleria and Ozone Cinemas.
Belong premiered at the Royal Court Theatre, London in 2012 and will be Bola Agbaje’s play to be staged in Lagos and is also the maiden production in the Live Theatre on Sunday Showcase Series, which are slated to happen at Easter and Christmas.
Live Theatre on Sunday, which started in 2008, is an avant-garde theatre project inspired by the resurgence in the appreciation of the theatre arts. The objective of the project is to present spectacular stage play performances on topical issues, thus contributing significantly to the revival of this art form in our society. The series has featured notable talents in the Nigerian entertainment industry such as Yinka Davies, Gabriel Afolayan, Matse Uwatse, Igos, Omonor Somolu, Ego etc in many productions including J.P. Clark's 'Song of a Goat', 'The Wives' Revolt', Ola Rotimi's 'Our Husband Has Gone Mad Again', 'Grip Am', Man Talk Woman Talk', and most recently, Zulu
Sofola's ‘The Wizard of Law', Wole Soyinka’s ‘The Trials of Brother Jero’ ,Adebola Ogunshina’s ‘Konkortion’, Adelarin Awotedu’s ‘Akanni and His Proposal’ and recently, Dapo Adelugba ‘That Scoundrel Suberu’
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