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Preview by Paul Nelson
EARLY Morning is a satirical comedy about three Nigerian office cleaners
who mount a coup to take over the world.
Based on the writer's personal experience of low-paid jobs in the Capital
and on first hand accounts of other London-based Nigerians, it is a joyous
and colourful mix of Yoruba and English popular theatre that both vents the
frustrations of London's Nigerian community and celebrates its valuable contribution
to London life.
The production company Future Tense was founded in 2001 to create formally
innovative new work for theatre that explores the diverse and fragmented nature
of the human experience, and celebrates the extraordinary lives of ordinary
people, concentrating mainly on these issues as they connect with the themes
of home, belonging and identity.
The company has the privilege of having advice from their mentors, two award-winning
pioneers in the field of contemporary performance - Marc von Henning and Robert
Pacitti.
Artistic Director, Emma Wolukau-Wanambwa, won a bursary from the Regional
Theatre Young Director Scheme in 1999 and went on to train as a director at
the Royal Shakespeare Company, the Royal Court and the National Theatre Studio.
She is a member of the Artsadmin Performance Lab. Recent projects include:
Heartpiece (RSC The Other Place), Try Not To Worry (Tart Gallery),
Brixton Stories (RSC Tour), The Daughter-in-Law (Young Vic Studio).
For Future Tense: Sea of Trees (The Roundhouse) and Blue Light in
Delphi (Jerwood Space).
Early Morning is Dipo Agboluaje's first play.
On Wednesdays, March 19 and 26, tickets to see Early Morning include
free Post-Performance Discussions hosted by Zina Saro-Wiwa, a BBC Radio 4
journalist.
Wednesday, March 19: The Representation of Immigrants in Contemporary British
Culture.
This is an opportunity for you to hear from the actors, the writer and the
director about the process of creating this production, and share your views
on the ways in which the play challenges the current mainstream representation
of London's immigrant communities.
Wednesday, March 26: Early Morning - A Fusion of Cultures, A Fusion of
Forms.
This is a chance to meet author Dipo Agboluaje and hear about his experience
of writing the play; in particular about the reasoning behind the play's unique
blend of Yoruba and English popular theatre forms.
Early Morning by Dipo Agboluaje, Directed by Emma Wolukau-Wanambwa Presented
by Future Tense (originally developed by Talawa theatre Company) at Oval House
Theatre (Downstairs), 52-54 Kennington Oval, London, SE11 March 12 to March
29 at 7.45pm. Tickets 020 7582 7680. (bookings@ovalhouse.com)
Oval House Information:
Transport: Oval Tube (one-minute walk Northern Line) Oval House is NOT in
the Congestion Charge area
Access: Induction Loop, flat ground-floor wheelchair access
Car park for disabled visitors, on-street parking nearby
Café: Open theatre nights for wines, beers and meals HAPPY HOUR 6-7pm
RELATED LINKS: Click here for The Oval House website...
