Death and the King’s Horseman

Name: Death and the King’s Horseman
Start: 2025-02-03
End: 2025-02-08
Location: The Crucible / Lyceum Theatre / Tanya Moiseiwitsch Playhouse

Author(s): Wole Soyinka Company: Sheffield Theatres and Utopia Theatre

Venue: The Crucible / Lyceum Theatre / Tanya Moiseiwitsch Playhouse, Sheffield Dates: 3–8 Feb 2025

Life is honour. It ends when honour ends

Set in Nigeria in the late 1940s and based on a true story, Elesin, the king's horseman, is tasked with carrying out a sacred ritual upon the death of the King, however Elesin is overtaken by the allure of earthly desires.

Directed by Mojisola Kareem (Here’s What She Said to Me, Far Gone).

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