Arojah Theatre Presents THE KILLING SWAMP

AROJAH ROYAL THEATRE brings to you Adinoyi Ojo Onukaba’ s play THE KILLING SWAMP, an imaginative dramatization of the final hours of Kenule Saro Wiwa.

The play provides fresh insight into the Niger Delta crisis through the fictional re-enactment of the controversial life of one of its iconic figures – Ken Saro Wiwa.

Arojah Royal Theatre (ART) is a professional theatre outfit which grew out of a deep and genuine concern to employ the fullness of the arts as a social force. One of the aims and objectives of this group is to use its medium, in alliance with organizations committed to a better society, to forge a better tomorrow.

Date: Sunday 14th November 2010

Time: First Show – 3pm & Second Show – 6pm

Gate Fee: Adult N2000, Student N1000 (with valid proof) Children N500

NB: Discount available for early/bulk booking

For booking/enquiries contact: 0803 453 0786

Rallying point for the theatre artists

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This year’s convention of the National Association of Nigerian Theatre Arts Practitioners (NANTAP) themed ‘Theatre and Change: Credible Elections for Good Governance’ will hold in Lagos from November 17 to 20.

Organisers said the coming edition will be a rallying point for theatre arts practitioners nationwide, as they intend to create job opportunities for interested artists.

Speaking at a National Theatre press briefing on Tuesday, October 12, National president of NANTAP, Greg Odutayo, said the convention would begin with arrival of guests and a carnival, followed by the opening ceremony on the second day, culminating in a Variety Night. The organisation’s National Executive Council meeting is slated for the third day, along with a play. A gala/awards ceremony that will feature distinguished personalities will hold later on the third day to round up the meeting.

Asked what NANTAP plans to do concerning the 2011 general election judging from the theme of the convention, Odutayo said, “Our choice of that theme is deliberate – Change, Credible Elections for Good Governance. It is deliberate because, coupled with the fact that it’s our own election year and we are hoping that in our own election we would be setting an example in our own little corner for Nigeria to emulate the kind of election we would conduct.

“Secondly, we will be doing a couple of advocacy and sensitisation (moves) to (encourage) credible elections for Nigeria. (There will be) placards and jingles for television and radio, all courtesy NANTAP, in contributing our own quota to the call of one man to one vote and credible elections and leadership. So the theme was chosen deliberately and we would ensure we do whatever we can to bring about credible elections.”

Odutayo called for support from the media towards making the event “a mutually enriching one for all concerned.”