Soyinka’s forgotten play The Swamp Dwellers receives Sheffield revival after over half a century
Africa’s first Nobel laureate’s “quietly powerful” play has not been performed in the UK since 1975. The Swamp Dwellers, directed by Dr Mojisola Kareem, is at Utopia Theatre 29 June-11 July 2026. The Niger Delta, the late 1950s. The land is disappearing. A community stands on the edge. As relentless rain threatens an already failing harvest, […] The post Soyinka’s forgotten play The Swamp Dwellers receives Sheffield revival after over half a century appeared first on Afridiziak Theatre News.
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Africa’s first Nobel laureate’s “quietly powerful” play has not been performed in the UK since 1975. The Swamp Dwellers, directed by Dr Mojisola Kareem, is at Utopia Theatre 29 June-11 July 2026. The Niger Delta, the late 1950s. The land is disappearing. A community stands on the edge. As relentless rain threatens an already failing harvest, […]
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