Antigone in the Buj

The French Cultural Centre Abuja
And Alliance Française Jos, Lagos, Enugu
Present

Antigone

A play by French author Jean Anouilh translated in English

A Nigerian creation adapted and directed by
Patrick Jude-Oteh

Date: Monday 4th June 2007
Time: 7.00 p.m. prompt
Venue: Sheraton Abuja, Ladi Kwali Hall
Gate fees : 500 NGN
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“POWER……..I find myself returning once again to that favourite subject of all ages. Here in our dear country we are all witnesses to the foibles that is power. It has left a lot of people wondering what has gone wrong!
Nothing has gone wrong… there is nothing that we are doing that is novel. Anything you see here has been done elsewhere before and even worse………Name it ….. the third term syndrome, tyranny, fuel scarcity, treachery of the worst kinds, murder, assassinations……we are all in familiar territory.
It is my hope and belief that in this play which we are presenting in collaboration with the French Cultural Centre, you will see redeeming situations in our own landscape.
Power……feel it, taste it, possess it, acquire it…..love it…….study it…….it never makes sense.”

Patrick-Jude Oteh
Director