The Estate

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A powerful yet comic tale of explosive family secrets and the dead hand of a corrupt patriarchy. Inspired by Chekhov but set in contemporary Lagos, Nigeria, Chief (Mrs) Adeyemi is engulfed in burial arrangements for her recently deceased husband, an influential entrepreneur with an extended family scattered across the globe. His children arrive from abroad to hear their fathers Will. As they divide his estate an unnatural turn of events takes place and sparks begin to fly. The Estate toured in 2006 in a production by Tiata Fahodzi (Theatre of the Emancipated) and directed by Femi Elufowoju, jr.

Author Bio

Oladipo Agboluaje was born in London. He was educated in the UK and in Nigeria. He has written many stage and radio plays. He is the winner of the 2009 Alfred Fagon Award and is a recipient of the Peggy Ramsay Award.