Exposing the Ills of Forced Marriage of Women and Young Girls in Nigeria Through the TheatreEssay
Exposing the Ills of Forced Marriage of Women and Young Girls in Nigeria Through the Theatre
16 May 2022
In 2021, Nigerian director Josephine Awele Odunze directed a powerful production of Wedlock of the Gods by Zulu Sofola. Odunze sits down with Eseovwe Emakunu to discuss the play’s connections to issues Nigerian women face today, as well as her hopes that theatre can contribute to attaining true gender parity in Nigeria.