The Lion and the Jewel

{"title":"The Lion and the Jewel","description":"\u003Cp\u003EFURTHER AFIELD\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAn award-winning comedy by Wole Soyinka, this staging follows Sidi, the village 'jewel', as she becomes the centre of a satirical clash between tradition and modernity. Director Yvette Stevens shapes a vibrant production that blends storytelling, music and dance, yoking sharp humour to ritual and spectacle. The opposing suitors\u2014Lakunle, a westernised schoolteacher, and the wily chief Baroka\u2014embody cultural tensions that the ensemble explores through lively choreography and precise comic timing.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EIn English.\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","start_date":"2026-11-10","end_date":"2026-11-14","date":"10 - 14 November","timings":[{"timing_start_date":"20261110T180000Z","timing_end_date":"20261110T200000Z"},{"timing_start_date":"20261111T180000Z","timing_end_date":"20261111T200000Z"},{"timing_start_date":"20261112T180000Z","timing_end_date":"20261112T200000Z"},{"timing_start_date":"20261113T180000Z","timing_end_date":"20261113T200000Z"},{"timing_start_date":"20261114T180000Z","timing_end_date":"20261114T200000Z"}]}