TOUR READY

In post­colo­nial Lion Moun­tain, a deter­mined peas­ant seeks jus­tice after hav­ing his cow eaten by the dic­ta­tor of the land, Pres­i­dent Janta. An ini­tially indif­fer­ent Angli­cised African lawyer, much given to quot­ing Shake­speare and the West­ern Canon, is forced to com­mit thought about his own per­sonal respon­si­bil­ity for the state of his coun­try. But is it all in vain? Avail­able for book­ing now.

The love between the ‘Black Oth­ello’ and the beau­ti­ful Ital­ian Des­de­mona tran­scends all bar­ri­ers but this is not enough to avert a tragic train of events. Will their story uplift or destroy the spir­its of his peo­ple? What do Africans make of Shakespeare’s por­trayal of this son of Africa? The Gospel of Oth­ello offers us a fresh way of see­ing Oth­ello. Avail­able for book­ing now.

A mul­ti­me­dia dance per­for­mance that explores what the con­di­tions of exile and deten­tion might mean for migrants as well as host cit­i­zens. The piece is inspired by a true account of stow­aways being thrown over­board; it is about dreams of a life left behind and a life longed for. What do host cit­i­zens have in com­mon with ‘out­siders’? How do we arrive at belong­ing? Avail­able for book­ing now.