Love,
power, money and thwarted dreams — all set to an Afrobeat. Those are
the essential ingredients of “Wakaa! The Musical”, a Nigerian stage
production set to hit London later this month.
A runaway success in Lagos last year, the musical follows the fate of
a group of young graduates who strike a wager before setting out on
their chosen paths in life.
Now, after winning wave reviews at home, the production is set to transfer to the London stage.
Through its four characters — Kike, Tosan, Ngozi and Rex — London
audiences will get a taste of life as lived by young Nigerians on
Thursday.
From the idealism of a young doctor and a political mover and shaker
to the get-rich-quick dreams of a sunny-natured dancer and the gilded
existence of a rich businessman’s daughter, Wakaa explores their trials
and successes, all with a healthy dose of political satire thrown in.
For Kike, the spoilt and over-indulged daughter of a wealthy Nigerian, life is one long holiday.
She sees herself as First Lady one day, but in the meantime she wants
to focus on her favourite activities — shopping and luxury travel.
Tosan, who falls in love with Kike, could not be more different. A
radical revolutionary, he dreams of a better Nigeria for the common man
and works hard to try to make a difference.
But politics can be a murky business in Nigeria, one of the world’s
most corrupt countries, and everything is not always what it seems, as
Tosan soon discovers to his cost.
Ngozi is another idealist. A doctor who returns to her village to
give something back to the community. After years of studying, she is
determined to use her education to help stop child trafficking and child
labour.
Love,
power, money and thwarted dreams — all set to an Afrobeat. Those are
the essential ingredients of “Wakaa! The Musical”, a Nigerian stage
production set to hit London later this month.
A runaway success in Lagos last year, the musical follows the fate of a group of young graduates who strike a wager before setting out on their chosen paths in life.
Now, after winning wave reviews at home, the production is set to transfer to the London stage.
Through its four characters — Kike, Tosan, Ngozi and Rex — London audiences will get a taste of life as lived by young Nigerians on Thursday.
From the idealism of a young doctor and a political mover and shaker to the get-rich-quick dreams of a sunny-natured dancer and the gilded existence of a rich businessman’s daughter, Wakaa explores their trials and successes, all with a healthy dose of political satire thrown in.
For Kike, the spoilt and over-indulged daughter of a wealthy Nigerian, life is one long holiday.
She sees herself as First Lady one day, but in the meantime she wants to focus on her favourite activities — shopping and luxury travel.
Tosan, who falls in love with Kike, could not be more different. A radical revolutionary, he dreams of a better Nigeria for the common man and works hard to try to make a difference.
But politics can be a murky business in Nigeria, one of the world’s most corrupt countries, and everything is not always what it seems, as Tosan soon discovers to his cost.
Ngozi is another idealist. A doctor who returns to her village to give something back to the community. After years of studying, she is determined to use her education to help stop child trafficking and child labour.
A runaway success in Lagos last year, the musical follows the fate of a group of young graduates who strike a wager before setting out on their chosen paths in life.
Now, after winning wave reviews at home, the production is set to transfer to the London stage.
Through its four characters — Kike, Tosan, Ngozi and Rex — London audiences will get a taste of life as lived by young Nigerians on Thursday.
From the idealism of a young doctor and a political mover and shaker to the get-rich-quick dreams of a sunny-natured dancer and the gilded existence of a rich businessman’s daughter, Wakaa explores their trials and successes, all with a healthy dose of political satire thrown in.
For Kike, the spoilt and over-indulged daughter of a wealthy Nigerian, life is one long holiday.
She sees herself as First Lady one day, but in the meantime she wants to focus on her favourite activities — shopping and luxury travel.
Tosan, who falls in love with Kike, could not be more different. A radical revolutionary, he dreams of a better Nigeria for the common man and works hard to try to make a difference.
But politics can be a murky business in Nigeria, one of the world’s most corrupt countries, and everything is not always what it seems, as Tosan soon discovers to his cost.
Ngozi is another idealist. A doctor who returns to her village to give something back to the community. After years of studying, she is determined to use her education to help stop child trafficking and child labour.
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