King Baabu

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King Baabu by Wole Soyinka. An African re-working of Ubu Roi by Jarry, and based on experiences recounted in Soyinka's own book The Burden of the Past, produced by Nàwáo Productions (a consortium of Nigerian, Swiss and British companies). First performed in Lagos in 2002?*, then played in Ibadan, Benin City, Zurich and Düssdeldorf. Newly directed by the author with some new cast members, its Southern African tour opened at the Baxter Theatre, Cape Town on September 4, 2002.


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