Native Wit
Agbo Play
A spirit of playfulness, love and joy is conjured by Ayodele and David.
This piece stitches together fragments of their African childhoods to create a dazzling patchwork, rich in surprises in an hilarious, humane and ultimately life-affirming exploration of their experiences of colonial West Africa.
Award winning and multi-disciplinary, these performers blend decades of experience to combine drumming, dance, singing and clowning with physical theatre.
‘Agbo play’ from Sierra Leone engages everyone as creative participants through chanting, singing, clapping and laughter. It fuses performers and spectators in African street theatre to create a playfully restorative experience.
REVIEWS
Agbo is an exuberant and multi-disciplinary art form which is geared to and encourages audience involvement. Thus singing and clapping all help to jolly along the performers who act, sing and dance ... in an infectious free-form style of theatre... permeated by warmth and good humour ... [Agbo] offers a glimpse into a still thriving culture.
Graham Wyles StageTalk Magazine, 11 July 2024
“Marvel at their powerful stories, infectious wit, physical prowess and drumming dexterity... precision engineering for the imagination”
Richard Wolfenden-Brown - Artistic Programmer, Plough Arts, Torrington May 2024
This piece stitches together fragments of their African childhoods to create a dazzling patchwork, rich in surprises in an hilarious, humane and ultimately life-affirming exploration of their experiences of colonial West Africa.
Award winning and multi-disciplinary, these performers blend decades of experience to combine drumming, dance, singing and clowning with physical theatre.
‘Agbo play’ from Sierra Leone engages everyone as creative participants through chanting, singing, clapping and laughter. It fuses performers and spectators in African street theatre to create a playfully restorative experience.
REVIEWS
Agbo is an exuberant and multi-disciplinary art form which is geared to and encourages audience involvement. Thus singing and clapping all help to jolly along the performers who act, sing and dance ... in an infectious free-form style of theatre... permeated by warmth and good humour ... [Agbo] offers a glimpse into a still thriving culture.
Graham Wyles StageTalk Magazine, 11 July 2024
“Marvel at their powerful stories, infectious wit, physical prowess and drumming dexterity... precision engineering for the imagination”
Richard Wolfenden-Brown - Artistic Programmer, Plough Arts, Torrington May 2024
Event Details
Genre: Theatre
Duration: 50 mins
Price: £10
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Children aged 4 + enjoy this show, but the boys pretend to compare willies and it laughs at the Anglican Church.
Suitable for ages: 12 and over
See venue page for accessibility information.
