Theatre Review: ‘New Nigerians’ by Oladipo Agboluaje @ The Arcola Theatre, London
Greatness Ogholi (Patrice Naiambana) is a rare political creature. A veteran Nigerian socialist tired of the self-serving political elite, he announces his intentions…
L’étranger Musical -An Interview with Adam Naas
My first outing to the London Jazz Festival (LJF) 2016 isn’t going as I hoped. It’s an obstinately wet and miserable day. I traipse all the…
New Gen Dads: An Interview with Yomi Sode
Poet and Blogger Yomi Sode has taken time out of his busy day job at a local London Authority to speak about his…
Conversation Starter: An Interview with Cassiah Joski-Jethi
Fresh from the success of her award-winning play ‘Under My Thumb’, writer Cassiah Joski-Jethi is not resting on her laurels. She’s back with a brand…
Theatre Review: ‘They Drink it in the Congo’ by Adam Brace
Professional do-gooder Stefanie Cartwright (Fiona Button) is trying to organise an awareness-raising event about the dire socio-political situation in the DRC. ‘Trying’ being…
Event Review: Africa Utopia @ the Southbank Centre: ‘The Mandela Trilogy’
For the uninitiated, a night at the opera can be an intimidating prospect. This might well remain the case even with an accessible…
Miss Resilience: An Interview with Louise Golbey
Louise Golbey is a woman on a mission. She needs to find somewhere to charge her phone. Having arranged to meet at London’s…
Theatre Review: ‘Counting Stars’ by Atiha Sen Gupta @ The Theatre Royal Stratford East
Nigerian immigrants Abiodun (Lanre Malaolu) and Sophie (Estelle Daniels) are a chalk’n’cheese couple working as lavatory attendants at Paradise, a South London nightclub. It’s…
Highlights from the 2016 Africa Writes Festival – Theatre Review: ‘The Immigrant’ by Joy Gharoro-Akpojotor
100 years from now and, oh, how the tables have turned. Oliver (Edmund Wiseman) is a Brit seeking refuge in the economically-strong African Union…
Music, Moods, Wanderlust and the Triangle of Peace: Interview with Clarisse Albrecht
By Tola Ositelu It’s been nearly six years since singer/songwriter Clarisse Albrecht – aka the Mulata Universal – first came to my attention. Her…