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Egusi Soup
Janice Okoh
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Description for Egusi Soup
Paperback. A fast and funny family drama about intergenerational and cross-cultural relationships, from the winner of the 2011 Bruntwood Prize. Num Pages: 78 pages. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 133 x 7. Weight in Grams: 105.
A fast and funny family drama about intergenerational and cross-cultural relationships - containing plenty of spicy bits…
It's the anniversary of John Anyia's death, and the Anyias are packing their suitcases, preparing to head home to Nigeria for a memorial service in his honour. But before they go, they're going to have to get rid of some excess baggage.
Janice Okoh's play Egusi Soup was first performed as a script-in-hand performance at Menagerie Theatre Company's Hotbed Festival in July 2009 and, in October 2009, embarked on tour in a co-production with Eastern Angles. It was revived in 2012 in ... Read more
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Publisher
Nick Hern Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
78
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
Number of Pages
88
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781848422711
SKU
V9781848422711
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Ref
99-50
About Janice Okoh
Janice Okoh won the Bruntwood Playwrighting Competition (in association with Manchester Royal Exchange) in 2011, and was shortlisted for the Verity Bargate Award and the Alfred Fagon Award for her play The Real House (Three Birds).
Reviews for Egusi Soup
'Entertaining and revealing... you want to see more from this writer'
The Times
'A new work showcasing extraordinary writing... both sensitive and accurate in its portrayal of a modern British-Nigerian family... a triumph'
publicreviews.com
'Okoh's play is punchy and funny, and generates much laughter of recognition'
The Stage
'Genuine laugh-out-loud moments'
Whatsonstage.com
... Read more
The Times
'A new work showcasing extraordinary writing... both sensitive and accurate in its portrayal of a modern British-Nigerian family... a triumph'
publicreviews.com
'Okoh's play is punchy and funny, and generates much laughter of recognition'
The Stage
'Genuine laugh-out-loud moments'
Whatsonstage.com
... Read more