Passing Wind (working title)
Passing Wind (working title)
8 June 2011, 7pm
An affectionate satire set in the vibrant world of the Nigerian film industry
About the Production
Passing Wind (working title) Oladipo Agboluaje's new play commissioned by Talawa will be read as part of its development at the Pulse Fringe Festival.
Arrogant thespians, a ginger-haired drunk, a vindictive producer of trashy films: Okafor has contended with and bested them all. He is on track to make the breakout Nollywood blockbuster; that is until everything falls apart on the last day of the shoot. Can he against all odds get his film back on track? Passing Wind is an affectionate satire set in the vibrant world of the prolific Nigerian film industry.
"Fascinating. Agboluaje writes with a sharp, satirical eye."
The Guardian (The Estate)
Jude Akuwudike (Justice acting as Chief Priest Udoma)
Babatunde Aléshé (Gbenga)
Tobi Bakare (Fella and Egbe acting as District Officer Richards)
Jocelyn Jee Esien (Christiana acting as Chinelo)
Anthony Ekundyo-Lennon (T-O and Kadiri)
Simon Naylor (Colin acting as Reverend Father Landers)
Anthony Ofoegbu (Okafor)
Wale Ojo (Heston acting as Dede)
Antonia Okonma (Denrele acting as Ifeoma aka Dorcas)
Chucky Venn (Masquerade/Donatus Ezeocha)
WRITER:
Oladipo Agboluaje has written a number of plays including: The Garbage King (Unicorn Theatre, 2010); Iya-Ile (The First Wife) (Tiata Fahodzi/Soho Theatre 2009); The Hounding of David Oluwale (Eclipse 2009); The Christ of Coldharbour Lane (Soho Theatre 2007); The Estate ( Tiata Fahodzi/New Wolsey Theatre/Soho Theatre 2006); British-ish (in collaboration with New Wolsey Youth Theatre, Ipswich 2005); Mother Courage and Her Children (West African adaptation, Eclipse Theatre, National Tour 2004) and Early Morning (Oval House Theatre 2003).
DIRECTOR:
Michael Buffong currently works extensively in television and theatre. His film and television credits include: Holby City (BBC); Eastenders (BBC); Hollyoaks (Lime Television); Doctors (BBC); Casualty (BBC); Simple (short film premiered at the Acapulco Film Festival) and Blazed (Channel 4). Theatre credits include: Crawling in the Dark (Almeida Theatre); Private Lives, A Raisin in the Sun, All the Ordinary Angels (Royal Exchange, Manchester); To Kill a Mockingbird (West Yorkshire Playhouse, Birmingham Rep and UK Tour); Little Sweet Thing (Hampstead Theatre and UK Tour); Raising the Roof (Palace Theatre, Shaftesbury Avenue) and Scrape off the Black (Theatre Royal, Stratford East).
Tour Dates
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Ipswich
8 June 2011
New Wolsey Theatre
Civic Drive
Ipswich
Suffolk IP1 2AS
