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Great Theatre. In English. In Geneva. Since 1933.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Award-winning comedy by Nigerian playwright Wole Soyinka.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Young, beautiful Sidi is the ‘jewel’ of her village. After her photos are published in a western magazine, she is torn between two proposals of marriage: from Lakunle, a young schoolteacher who embraces Western culture, and the cunning, traditional village chief Baroka.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This classic work of Nigerian literature fuses modern and traditional elements of storytelling, song and dance to satirise. the conflict between traditional values and modernity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Shows 2026-27<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>
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Readings 2026-27<\/a><\/h3>
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