Listen up: Nigerian Shakespeares

Written By Chris T

Two new episodes of TCC podcast Shake the Sword! have been released. Following the launch episodes (1 & 2) on “Kiswahili Shakespeares” last year, episodes 3 &4 are another double-header: this time, the focus is on Shakespeare in/and/from Nigeria.

In the first part of this mini-series, we meet scholars, playwrights and translators who share insights into Nigeria's language landscape and Shakespeare's place within it: Ifeoluwa Aboluwade, Lekan Balogun, Odirin Abonyi and Bernard Ogini.

In part two, Director of the Tsikinya-Chaka Centre, Chris Thurman, introduces the TCC's partnership with the Drama Factory in Somerset West. Then we learn more about Shakespeare, Nigeria and "travelling tales" . . .

Along the way, there are musical interludes from the effervescent genius, Fela Kuti!

You can listen to Shake the Sword! on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and SoundCloud.

Chris T
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