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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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'''''King Baabu''''' is a play by [[Wole Soyinka]]. An African re-working of ''[[Ubu Roi]]'' by [[Alfred 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 2001, then played in Ibadan, Benin City, Zurich and Düssdeldorf.
  
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== The original text ==
  
Return to [[ESAT Plays 1 K|K]] in Plays 1 Original SA Plays
 
  
Return to [[ESAT Plays 2 K|K]] in Plays 2 Foreign Plays
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==Translations and adaptations==
  
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== Performance history in South Africa ==
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Its Southern African tour opened at the [[Baxter Theatre]] in Cape Town on September 4, 2002. The production was newly directed by the author with some new cast members, including Yomi A. Michaels (as Baabu), Susan Aderin, Makinde Adeniran, Ayo Olawuni, Emmanuel Oga, Wale Ojo and Anthony Ofoegbu. It was subsequently staged at the [[State Theatre]] in Pretoria.
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== Sources ==
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''[[The Citizen]]'', 4 September 2002.
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''[[Die Burger]]'', 7 September 2002.
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''[[Cape Times]]'', 9 September 2002.
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''[[The Star]]'', 13 September 2002.
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Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]]
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Latest revision as of 08:10, 3 April 2020

King Baabu is a play by Wole Soyinka. An African re-working of Ubu Roi by Alfred 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 2001, then played in Ibadan, Benin City, Zurich and Düssdeldorf.

The original text

Translations and adaptations

Performance history in South Africa

Its Southern African tour opened at the Baxter Theatre in Cape Town on September 4, 2002. The production was newly directed by the author with some new cast members, including Yomi A. Michaels (as Baabu), Susan Aderin, Makinde Adeniran, Ayo Olawuni, Emmanuel Oga, Wale Ojo and Anthony Ofoegbu. It was subsequently staged at the State Theatre in Pretoria.

Sources

The Citizen, 4 September 2002.

Die Burger, 7 September 2002.

Cape Times, 9 September 2002.

The Star, 13 September 2002.

Go to ESAT Bibliography

Return to

Return to PLAYS I: Original SA plays

Return to PLAYS II: Foreign plays

Return to PLAYS III: Collections

Return to PLAYS IV: Pageants and public performances

Return to South African Festivals and Competitions

Return to The ESAT Entries

Return to Main Page