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The Lion and the Jewel archiveSet 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.

Creatives/Company

Author: Wole Soyinka
Music: Juwon Ogungby

Archive listings for The Lion and the Jewel

Work type: Play.

T1341197407

Running time 120 mins plus intervalProducer BITE:05. Producer Collective Artistes. Producer Young Vic. Producer Barbian. Director Chuck Mike. Design Atlanta Duffy. Choreographer Koffi Koko. Performer Ayanlere Alamu Alajede. Performer Yaw Asumaeu. Performer Natasha Bain. Performer Shola Benjamin. Performer Louse Eyo. Performer Derek Ezenagu. Performer Hazel Holder. Performer Omonor Imobhio. Performer Diwele Molale Lubi. Performer Bimbo Manuel. Performer Chomba Njeru. Performer Anthony Ofoegbu. Performer Antoinette Tagoe.
1 Nov 05 to 5 Nov 05Playhouse, Salisbury :: V923
listing details L662153003
21 Oct 05 to 22 Oct 05Gardner Arts Centre, Brighton :: V653
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28 Sep 05 to 8 Oct 05The Pit, Barbican Centre, West End :: V372
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Other listings

26 Jan 06Royal Court - Jerwood Theatre, West End :: V411
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