The
British Council has, for three years, been working on a theatre
programme to stimulate innovation in theatre practice in Nigeria. The
council sought to offer opportunities for professional exchange between
Nigerian and British theatre makers and this birthed the Lagos Theatre
Festival in 2012.
This year, Lagos Theatre Festival returns bigger and
better than ever as part of UK/Nigeria 2015 –16; a
major season of arts in Nigeria aimed at building new audiences,
creating new collaborations and strengthening relationships between the
UK and Nigeria. First Bank of Nigeria Limited is a major promoter of the
British Council Lagos Theatre Festival 2016 as part of its First@arts
initiative.
In
preparing for the UK/Nigeria 2015–16 season of Arts, the British
Council desired to engage New Voices in Theatre and requested the
submission of scripts for the Lagos Theatre Festival from emerging
playwrights who were asked to reflect the experiences of young people
living in Lagos today. A record number of 64 applications were received
over a four week period and four plays were shortlisted by a panel of
writers for a creative writing workshop and script development. The
plays are: Every Single Day by Olubunmi Familoni, The Wait by Bode Asiyanbi, Barcode Dialogue by Atinuke Aweda and Dialing Love by
Paul Ugbede. The winning playwrights have been awarded a cash prize of
#100,000 each with an option of producing their plays at the Lagos
Theatre Festival scheduled for February 23 – 28 2016.
First
Bank of Nigeria Limited is a prime promoter of the creative arts
industry in Nigeria is supporting the arts under the auspices of the
First@arts initiative which is driven by the quest to promote the arts
and preserve cultural heritage. Through First@arts, FirstBank has
encouraged home-grown human capacity development and enhanced the
creation of employment opportunities within the arts industry, thereby
creating a sustainable value chain and contributing to the growth and
development of an evolving art economy in Nigeria. The Bank is pleased
to support the Lagos Theatre Festival even as it promotes new talents in
the creative arts industry. FirstBank believes that promoting the arts
and preserving contemporary culture is essential for our generation and
the future generations.
The
Lagos Theatre Festival 2016 will take place at several venues on Lagos
Island and the mainland with a curated programme running alongside a
fringe strand of affiliated performances allowing a greater than ever
number of artists and audiences to take part. Tickets are available
from February 1 at Naija ticket shop, Dealdey.com and TerraKulture.
For more information visit: https://www.britishcouncil.
For more information visit: https://www.britishcouncil.
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