The stage play, ‘The August Meeting’, would be showing in Abuja this Saturday, 24th of November 2018 at the Shehu Musa Yar’Adua Centre.
The play casts Gloria Anozie-Young as Nwanyereuwa, Inna Erizia, Odera Orji, Ijeoma Aniebo, BellaRose Iyere-Okojie and Deola Gimbiya.
Produced by Raconteur Productions with the support of The Ford Foundation, the play which depicts the historical revolt recorded as ‘The Aba Women’s Riot’ is centred on the aftermath of the riot, as the women of Oloko led by ‘Nwanyereuwa’ come together to stand up to the oppression of a patriarchal system and demand for equality and equity in the society.
The August Meeting kicked off it’s 10-show nationwide tour in Lagos on the 18th of November, 2018 at Freedom Park as part of the Lagos Fringe Festival making it exactly 89 years since the first August Meeting after the Aba Women’s Riot in 1929.
Directed by Kenneth Uphopho,produced by Chioma Onyenwe and written by Paul Ugbede, the play was well…
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