Odunlade Adekola stars in Elesin Oba, The King’s Horseman.
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Elesin Oba, The King’s Horseman, is a film of a play by author and activist Wole Soyinka. It premieres at the Toronto International Film Festival.
Filmmaker Biyi Bandele (left) directing the TV series Shuga in 2015. He was also a theatre maker and novelist.
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From Blood Sisters to Half of a Yellow Sun, he was loved for his TV series and films as well as his novel Burma Boy.
Nigerian playwright Ola Rotimi on one of his stage sets.
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The renowned playwright saw theatre as a link to the wider community - and ultimately our common humanity.
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As it toured schools, the play Talk to Me, about two friends and HIV, was able to create brave and safe spaces for conversation about a challenging subject.