THESPIAN FAMILY THEATRE & PROD.
and
HEAVY WIND MEDIA PROD.
HEAVY WIND MEDIA PROD.
present
Ola Rotimi's
THE GODS ARE NOT TO BLAME
in London
starring
Dejumo Lewis, Moji Bamtefa, Toyin Oshinaike, Olarotimi Fakunle, Segun Ogunfidodo,
Tolulope Yesufu , Ayo Oyebade, Ahmed Aliu, Prince
Tade Olusile, Cecilia Sanusi-Olawale,
Nike Bammeke, Bidemi Alaran, Felix
Ologbosere, Yemi Oyeyebi,
Frank Oluwole Williams and Jubril
Sulaimon
DIRECTED BY LOOKMAN SANUSI
PRODUCED BY AYO JAIYESIMI
VENUE:
LOST THEATRE
208, Wandsworth Road,
London, SW8 2JU,
(Northern Line or Victoria Line to Stockwell Station - 7
mins walk)
DATE:
SUNDAY 26TH – THURSDAY 30TH
APRIL 2015
TIME:
8:00PM EVERY DAY
ENTRY:
£15, CONSC.
£12.50 (STUDENT WITH
ID)
£8 (CHILDREN)
TICKET BOOKING:
BOX OFFICE:
+44207 720 6897
FURTHER ENQUIRIES: +44753 357 2784
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Thespian Family Theatre and Productions in
collaboration with Heavy Wind Media Productions UK present Ola Rotimi’s The Gods Are Not To Blame at Lost
Theatre, London in the last week of April 2015. Thespian Family Theatre and
Productions headed by Ayo Jaiyesimi is an emerging theatre company in Lagos,
Nigeria and within the shortest space of time of existence has successfully
staged remarkable productions to the delights of teeming audiences. Heavy Wind Media
Productions prides itself in staging classic African plays in the heart of
London to reflect and re-enforce the African traditions, culture and nuances in
the midst of other multi-cultural plays that fill London stages.
According to the artistic director of the
play, Lookman Sanusi, who staged another successful play of Ola Rotimi, Our Husband has gone Mad Again, during
the London 2012 Culture Olympiad, “ this production is tagged a ‘Film-Play’,
where the audience will be treated to moving images on a cyclorama and actions
on stage. This is an inter-media concept where there will be constant flow of
actions from the screen to the stage.”
The idea is to expand the world of the play beyond the physical stage by
bringing in exotic scenery: the African rustic setting, sounds and euphoria to enrich
for the London audience the authentic African cultural experience while
entertaining them with a classic African play.
It is essential that the audience not only
sympathises with the character of Odewale but also learns from and emulates the
good aspects of him; his selfless nature and willingness to take care of his
subjects, vows to expose the truth about the killer of King Adetusa and the
punishment for the perpetrator of the heinous crime (even though it all points
to him, he sees it to the end) and the ultimate self-sacrifice to bring succor
to his people by self-exile.
The play stars veteran actor, Dejumo Lewis
(The Oloja of Oja of the defunct Nigerian Television Authority’s Village Headmaster drama series). Toyin
Oshinaiki and Olarotimi Fakunle are both actors travelling from Nigeria to join
the London cast which also includes Moji Bamtefa (Meet The Adebanjo), Segun Ogunfidodo (Our Husband has gone Mad Again), Tolulope Yesufu (Shattered Heart), Ayo Oyedapo (Shameful Deceit), Ahmed Aliu, Prince
Tade Olusile, Cecilia Sanusi-Olawale, Nike Bammeke, Bidemi Alaran (Our Husband has gone Mad Again) Felix
Ologbosere, Yemi Oyeyebi and Frank Oluwole Williams (Of Mice and Men) among others. A German-based Nigerian actor Jubril
Sulaimon will also join the cast. The creative team includes Kristina Simakova
(stage manager), Ibukun Fasuhan (production manager), Omoyemi Oni (Media), Lara
Adebari (finance) Abimbola kujore (graphics) and Chermiah Hart is on technical and
editing.
The production enjoys support of The Ola
Rotimi Foundation, Bubbles FM, Transformation Network, and Cross Atlantic FM
UK.
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