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Estate, The

By Oladipo Agboluaje

Year staged: 2006

Opening night: 06/06/2006

Theatre Company: Tiata Fahodzi; 1997

Staged in: Soho Theatre

Cast Size: 8

Synopsis

Set in contemporary Lagos, Nigeria, The Estate tells the story of the family chief Adeyemi, a wealthy businessman with an extended family scattered across the globe. His wife is hastily arranging his burial. She wants to make the funeral festivities the talk of the town but the children are more concerned with their financial inheritance. Inevitably sparks begin to fly.

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Estate, The

Publisher: Oberon Books

Year published: 2006

Original Cast

Ellen Thomas

Helen

Ayo-Dele Ajana

Abasina

Nick Oshikanlu

Afolabi

Jr Femi Elufowoju

Pakmi

Kwaku Ankomah

Soji

Yvonne Dodoo

Sola

Richard Pepple

Yinka

Wale Ojo

Ekong / Sampson

Production Team

Jr Femi Elufowoju

Director / Musical Director

Simon Deacon

Sound

Ultz

Designer

Trevor Wallace

Lighting

Akintayo Akinbode

Music

Additional Materials

Link to Script

Script

Ref: THM/424/1/11/1

V&A Theatre and Performance Collection

Link to Administrational Records

Administrational Records

Ref: THM/424/1/11/2

V&A Theatre and Performance Collection

Link to Scripts

Scripts

Ref: THM/424/1/10/1

V&A Theatre and Performance Collection

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