For lovers of stage plays, the MUSON Centre, Lagos is the place to be this Easter season and beyond.
ITAN the Story, an engaging and highly entertaining play will be staged there on April 17, 18, 23 and 24.
The play is written, directed and produced by ever passionate and indefatigable dramatis, Ayo Jaiyesinmi, who has promised a great show.
The 90-minute show will be on stage at 3 and 7pm on each day.
In the cast are top Thespians that include Nissi George, Lara Akinsola, Paul Adams, Princess Adenike Adedoyin – Ajayi and Omololu Shodiya.
ITAN is also featuring YPICK, the master guitarist, with Jaiyesinmi noting that the play has been configured to be intensely musical.
“The idea is to give the audience a filling and robust experience. You will be filled with suspense, but we want it to be fun all through. You know this Easter season, people should have a great theatrical experience alongside their families and that is why we have made ITAN much greater than ever. Of course, ÌTÀN the Story is an all-time audience favourite that is enmeshed in an epic story that cuts across generations ,” she adds.
According to her, the performance is part of the STORIFEST offerings showcased by THESPIAN Family Theatre & Productions, with the theme Once Upon A Time. The festival has showcased Spoken Word, Stage plays, Junior Theatre Festival, Storytelling and Webinars.
The award- winning play was first staged at the British Council’s Lagos Theatre Festival and has shown in Lagos, Abeokuta, Abuja and Ghana and at the Uyo Film & Theatre Festival.
In the breathtaking production, Isembaye is the Principal of harmonious living. In the realm, all is calm and orderly, but not so in Ajule, the home below where there are contentions, dissensions, arguments and rancour. How does Isembaye solve the deep-seated issues? How can peace be restored? This is what the audience have to find out in ITAN the Story as Asiko takes them on a visual story-telling adventure across time and space.
“ÌTÀN takes you through generation past into generation future with a lot of dance, drama and music,” Jaiyesinmi adds, noting that ÌTÀN the Story also touches on the tensions and culture-clashes amongst different generations.