{"id":9831,"date":"2026-10-28T17:13:30","date_gmt":"2026-10-28T16:13:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.geds.ch\/GEDSWEB\/?page_id=9831"},"modified":"2026-10-28T17:14:37","modified_gmt":"2026-10-28T16:14:37","slug":"the-lion-and-the-jewel","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.geds.ch\/GEDSWEB\/the-lion-and-the-jewel\/","title":{"rendered":"The Lion And The Jewel"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Written by Wole Soyinka<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Directed by Yvette Stevens<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

Young, beautiful Sidi is the \u2018jewel\u2019 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

There will be a 15 minute interval approximately midway through the performance.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Opening night patrons are invited to share a glass of bubbly with the cast and crew after the show!<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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