"FROM ISRAEL, THE LION FINDS THE JEWEL

The obvious star of the show is the director of the play, Yaffa Schuster. However, not as the director but as Sadiku. For it was not until her entrance on stage as Sadiku that the performance came very much alive with her stage presence, her voice and character. Baroka as played by (Prince Austine Chinedu) appeared far younger the age and background character. For Sidi (Fruit Mamo-Ferede) and Lakunle (Kais Nashif), the challenges were obvious. It was struggle to meet up with Sadiku (Yaffa Schuster) performance." (MONDAY, 22 NOVEMBER 2010 NIGERIAN COMPASS)

 

"…performing Wole Soyinka's The Lion and the Jewel…how will an Israeli cast interpret this Nigerian play to a Nigerian audience?...African-Israeli Stage offers a rainbow cast…the cast deserves the applause they got from the audience…the show itself is a gift offering for the Nigerian theatre audience" (Thisday Sunday, 21/11/2010, p. 82)

 

Three stars at the Edinburgh Festival 2007: ***…a cautionary tale displaying how pride comes before a fall and how the young think themselves worldly the cunning old fox…." (www.One4review.Com)

 

The following newspapers reported African-Israeli Stage performance of Wole Soyinka's play - Lion and the Jewel at the National Theater, Lagos on November 17, 2010:

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Thisday - November 21, 2010·

Fresh Facts - November 22, 2010·

The Nation - November 25, 2010·

Nigerian Compass – November 22, 2010·

People Daily – November 19, 2010·

Daily Trust - November 19, 2010·

Daily Independent – November 24, 2010·

7 AM News Extra – November 22, 2010·

Nigerian Pilot – November 29, 2010·

Leadership – November 19, 2010

 

"The Legendary Inikpi…was to say the least, a massive artistic and creative success", "… rendering lines and songs…. in Hebrew language and having the same dramatic effect was simply heavenly…….The Hebrew production was well subtitled in English language..." (NATIONAL MIRROR of October 31st, 2012, p26)

 

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