‘Wedlock of the Gods’ Headlines Zulu Sofola Day as Theatre Community Celebrates Literary Giant Annual Event Honours Pioneer of Nigerian Drama THE 2026 edition of Professor Zulu Sofola Day transformed Issele-Uku, Delta State, into a meeting point for scholars, theatre practitioners and cultural advocates celebrating one of Africa’s most influential playwrights. Organised by the Delta […]
ANA Honours Femi Osofisan at 80 with Landmark Colloquium on African Theatre Literary Icon Celebrated for Lifetime Contributions THE Association of Nigerian Authors (ANA) has honoured renowned playwright, scholar and former ANA President, Emeritus Professor Femi Osofisan, with a landmark colloquium commemorating his 80th birthday, bringing together leading scholars, writers and theatre practitioners to examine […]
Two Titans, Two Dramatic Visions IN the landscape of modern African theatre, few names command as much intellectual and artistic authority as Professor Femi Osofisan and Professor Wole Soyinka. Both playwrights occupy central positions in the evolution of Nigerian—and indeed African—dramaturgy, yet their theatrical philosophies diverge in significant and revealing ways. While Soyinka’s theatre is […]
(A) Opening Celebration: Theatre as Tribute CELEBRATIONS marking the 80th birthday of renowned playwright, poet, and cultural intellectual Professor Femi Osofisan opened on June 8 at the Wole Soyinka Arts Theatre, University of Ibadan. The event began with a staged presentation of Love’s Unlike Lading, a satirical reinterpretation of Shakespeare’s The Merchant of Venice, performed […]
Ozi Okoli Celebrates Milestone With Politically Charged Drama RENOWNED Nigerian broadcaster and playwright Ozi Okoli will commemorate his 50th birthday with a command performance and book launch of his new stage play, Restless Night, a dark satirical work examining insecurity, institutional collapse and social survival in Nigeria. The event will hold on 13th June 2026 […]
Constructing an Opera of Memory, Myth, and Absence AT the Metropolitan Opera, El último sueño de Frida y Diego reimagines historical figures not as biographical subjects, but as metaphysical presences shaped by myth, ritual, and artistic abstraction. Librettist Nilo Cruz discusses the formal and philosophical architecture behind the work. What initiated the libretto conceptually? The […]
A Push for Visibility and Institutional Strength THE Guild of Theatre Directors (GTD), in partnership with Freedom Park Lagos, the National Association of Nigerian Theatre Arts Practitioners (NANTAP), and the Association of Music Theatre Artists (AMTA), is set to host a major gathering to commemorate World Theatre Day 2026. The event is designed not only […]
Reclaiming Children’s Right to Culture AS the global arts community marked World Theatre Day 2026, the International Association of Theatre for Children and Young People (ASSITEJ) issued a passionate appeal to adults, educators, and theatre practitioners: take a child to the theatre. The call aligns with this year’s theme, “Staging the Rights of Children,” which […]
UNIBEN Elevates Contemporary African Drama THE Department of English and Literature at the University of Benin (UNIBEN), Benin City, has adopted The Great Delusion, a play by Majekodunmi Oseriemen Ebhohon, as an official study text. The adoption marks a significant academic endorsement of contemporary Nigerian drama and signals the department’s continued engagement with emergent African […]
THE grand return of Fela and the Kalakuta Queens to Lagos this festive season is stirring debates that stretch beyond theatre applause into the politics of cultural memory, historiography, and narrative power. Produced by Bolanle Austen-Peters Productions and co-produced by Joseph Umoibom, the musical is being staged at Theatre @Terra Kulture Arena in Victoria Island […]