Death & The Kings Horseman

''This play, by the winner of a Nobel Prize for Literature, asks- 'On the authority of what gods' the white aliens rupture the world. It puts exciting political theatre back on the agenda. . . a masterpiece of 20th century drama' (Guardian)
Elesin Oba, the King's Horseman, has a single destiny. When the King dies, he must commit ritual suicide and lead his King's favourite horse and dog through the passage to the world of the ancestors. A British Colonial Officer, Pilkings, intervenes to prevent the death and arrests Elesin. 'A transfixing work of modern world drama' (Independent); 'clearly a masterpiece. . . he achieves the full impact of Greek tragedy' (Irving Wardle, Independent on Sunday); 'the action of the play is as inevitable and eloquent as in Antigone- a clash of values and cultures so fundamental that tragedy issues- a tragedy for each individual, each tribe' (Michael Schmidt, Daily Telegraph)''