Literary Classics Revisited: ‘Nervous Conditions’ by Tsitsi Dangarembga
By Tola Ositelu “‘This business of womanhood is a heavy burden’ she said ‘how could it not be? Aren’t we the ones who bear…
Theatre Review: ‘How Nigeria Became: A Story and A Spear That Didn’t Work’
By Tola Ositelu Somewhere in early 20th Century pre-industrialised West Africa, aspiring theatre director Herbert Ogunde (Tunji Falana) is having a hard time pacifying his…
Album Review: ‘Gilles Peterson Presents…Sonzeira: Brasil Bam Bam Bam’
Dear Reader, I crave your indulgence in allowing me a very smug and pedantic pre-review whinge. All this intense interest in Brazilian culture in…
We Still Miss Mike
By Tola Ositelu In the run-up to the World Cup the BBC recently broadcast ‘Welcome to Rio’, a documentary that celebrates the resilience and…
Theatre Review: Talawa Firsts Festival presents…‘Blacktop Sky’ by Christina Anderson
By Tola Ositelu Champion of African and Caribbean playwrights, Talawa Theatre Company , run the ‘…Firsts’ festival at their Central London-based studios each summer. …
Film Review: Belle
Belle is a multi-cultural movie set to make a stir this Summer. Challenging issues of Western identity, it is a story based on a…