The Lion and the Jewel
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Set in the Yoruba village of Ilunjinle, Sidi, the vain village beauty is being pursued by Lakunle, a westernised school teacher and Baroka, the lecherous old tribal chief. In a carnival of dance and song, Sidi must find her destiny in a struggle between the old and the new, the modern and the traditional in this troubled comedy of the human condition.
Archive :: play:S0135420266, venue:V411
Production details
Royal Court 50 - Look Back: 50 Readings 50 WRITERS, 50 YEARS. Downstairs
