Episode Synopsis "Nigerian Shakespeares: Naija, English, Yoruba and more"

Part one of another double-header, this time exploring Shakespeare in/and/from Nigeria. Director of the Tsikinya-Chaka Centre, Chris Thurman, talks to scholars, playwrights and translators who share insights into Nigeria's language landscape and Shakespeare's place within it: Ifeoluwa Aboluwade, Lekan Balogun, Odirin Abonyi and Bernard Ogini. Along the way, listen out for the musical genius of Fela Kuti!

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• Zulu Shakespeares - Part One
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