THESPIAN Family Theatre & Productions brings to the stage 'THE GODS ARE NOT TO BLAME' written by Ola Rotimi and directed by Tunji Sotimirin.
The Play is about a man born with a destiny that he tries to run away from. He has a rude shock when he finds out that he is destined to bring calamity to his family by killing his father and marrying his mother! What an outrageous... audacious... sacrilege !
What happens to this man? How is the harsh judgement of the deities avoided?
Find out by keeping a date with us at the theatre!
Date: 27th and 28th December 2014
Shows are at 3:30p.m. and 7:00p.m. at MUSON Centre, Onikan.
Tickets are available online at Ariiya tickets, Afritickets and Naija Tickets.
Tickets can also be obtained at the MUSON Centre, Hub Stores at the Palms Mall and Health Plus Pharmacy Stores at the Palms Mall, Lekki and City Mall, Ikeja.
Ticket prices are
Children -N2500 ,
Regular - N5,000,
VIP - N 10,000 .
Call Kemi on 08126266895 or Itunu on 08096533191 for enquiries/ reservations. Don't miss this!
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ReplyDeleteEvergreen story!
ReplyDeleteNot all these mumu stories recycled daily in Nollywood.
Literature! Hmmmm... **reminiscising*
ReplyDeleteAbomination, this movie will be very interesting.
ReplyDeleteI thought they have acted a movie like this before?
ReplyDeleteHa I remember this novel that year.
Ok seen.
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Alloy! I see you!
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ReplyDeleteI love this movie already.
Cinema movie!
ReplyDeleteThis story line sounds like Amalanze.
But that one is da prince will kill his dad nd marry his sister.
Alaba movie.
Mrs D hehehehe Alaba ke?This is an ever green novel by Ola Rotimi....Am sure the movie copied the novel moreso he married the mother not the sis
DeleteBeeba, its same story but da only difference between dis movie nd da one I watched is da prince married his younger sis.
DeleteSorry Mrs Chocolate......I guess....They wanted to make a difference hence the swap....lol
Delete@Mrs D you are in my head biko...lol
Beeba, c me dancing shoki ahn
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ReplyDeleteOk...
ReplyDeleteWhen i was in secondary school i watched it for free then...courtesy my school(SBGHS Obanikoro)
In pry sch, I acted as d second wife.....
DeleteThis na old story but it would be nice if it hits the big screen. We really do have some lovely and powerful African folklores to tell the World
ReplyDeleteThe novel....was a bomb back then.
ReplyDeleteTrust Nollywood not to disappoint on this.
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Chai I would've love to attend but I will.not be in lagos by then. Nice concept.
ReplyDeleteRead the book in secondary school.
ReplyDeleteThis is one play to watch!
ReplyDeleteI remember how sad and sorrowful this novel was...after running..he still met his destiny..
In other news,Shout out to Tunde Leye of TL's place! You are an inspiration to the literary world!
But it's a play not a novel. They are two different things. Tunde Leye is sure an inspiration.
DeleteIs alright! Watched d super story of it!
ReplyDeleteI have read this book so many times.Watching it would make sense.....It still bothers me how young odewale's mum looked for him to marry marry her....
ReplyDeleteThinking aloud now,i think the gods are to blame oooo lol
Eeeyyyaaa.
ReplyDeleteWish the show will be in Awka.
Mumcy would have loved to attend. She loves Ola Rotimi, Chinua Achebe, Wole Soyinka, Elechi Amadi,Chimamanda Adichie, etc Even my Pa. They love literature like mad.
Pheww!
My Pa made me read this novel while growing up. Even Things fall apart, no longer at ease, a carton of Hardly chase novels and a whole lot more, both Nigerian and foreign.
#sweetmemories
I read this book in my secondary school. D book is a tragedy wit lots of moral lessons.
ReplyDeleteMy favourite literature text. I can still rem d story. Wish I could attend.
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once upon a time, in the land of Kutuje....
ReplyDeletelegendary play!!!
choi. i remember my literature in english days back in sec. school
ReplyDeleteEvery conscious decision they made to avoid his destiny took them even closer to fulfilling it.
whoa, brings back primary school memories, where i took part in the stage play. Lovely script
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this film no go sweet bcos i don see am frm the introduction.
*GLO BRING 3G TO KONTAGORA*
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Nice
ReplyDeleteOk
ReplyDeleteIt was quite an interesting but melancholic read, secondary school days.
ReplyDeleteOne of my favourite book when i was in secondary school, would hv love to attend but wont be in lagos by that time.will be spending xmas in delta.
ReplyDeleteI remember this sad story/literature
ReplyDeleteNot a fan of it
This is a stage play performance and not a movie as being mentioned by some BVs
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