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’25 Plays and global Showpieces,’ Bolanle Austen-Peters, Sanwo-Olu unveil 1st Lagos International Theatre Festival

Theatre and Art will add more colour to Lagos this month as the vibrant city prepares to host the inaugural Lagos International Theatre Festival (LITF) from November 14 to 17.…

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Joseph Edgar: Celebrating the Creative Genius’ Journey

Joseph Edgar’s love for words is palpable. Beyond the mind-bending fact that he has written 6 million words in the last five years in articles, essays and opinions, his apt…

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Bolanle Austen-Peters: How Afe Babalola’s Daughter Is Transforming Nollywood

You can’t talk about theater in Nigeria without talking about Bolanle Austen-Peters. From her father’s law firm to the United Nations High Commission for Human Rights in Switzerland and eventually…

Femi Elufowoju Jr.: keeping theatre alive in the age of the internet

Elufowoju's the first African to establish a national touring company in UK, and has produced over 30 plays as well as starred in a film with Jason Statham.

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Adieu! Femi Robinson: The iconic personification of Village Headmaster

When the death of Femi Robinson, one of Nigeria’s most popular names in the world of theatre and TV soaps, was announced days ago, it signalled the end of an era for those who know what he represents.

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’25 Plays and global Showpieces,’ Bolanle Austen-Peters, Sanwo-Olu unveil 1st Lagos International Theatre Festival

Joseph Edgar: Celebrating the Creative Genius’ Journey

Bolanle Austen-Peters: How Afe Babalola’s Daughter Is Transforming Nollywood

Femi Elufowoju Jr.: keeping theatre alive in the age of the internet

Adieu! Femi Robinson: The iconic personification of Village Headmaster

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