Iya-ile (The First Wife)
By Oladipo Agboluaje
Year staged: 2009
Opening night: 21/05/2009
Theatre Company: Tiata Fahodzi; 1997
Staged in: Soho Theatre
Cast Size: 9
Synopsis
It’s 1989 in Lagos. Political hysteria and social change are sweeping Nigeria. Chief Adeyemi’s wife Toyin is turning forty and, behind the mansion walls, the household is preparing for her party. But there are other distractions. Their troublesome sons, returning from college, are more interested in seduction and starting revolutions than their parents’ disintegrating marriage. Meanwhile, Helen, the ambitious house girl, is waiting for her chance…
Original Cast
Marcy Oni
Mrs Okomile / Onijuju
Tobi Bakare
Soji Adeyemi
Babatunde Aleshe
Yinka Adeyemi
Nick Oshikanlu
Afolabi
Jude Akuwudike
Chief Olanrewaju Adeyemi
Estella Daniels
Helen
Javone Prince
Lomi Pakimi
Antonia Okonma
Ms Toyin Adeyemi
Chucky Venn
Soldier / Archbishop Billy Robertson / K K Folarin
Production Team
Femi Jr Elufowoju
Director / Musical Director
Moji Bamtefa
Costume
Ultz
Designer
Trevor Wallace
Lighting
Simon McCorry
Sound
Jr Femi Elufowoju
Director / Musical Director
Moji Bamtefa
Costume
Ultz
Designer
Trevor Wallace
Lighting
Simon McCorry
Sound Desinger
Additional Materials
Production Records
Ref: THM/424/1/14/2
V&A Theatre and Performance Collection