If you haven't seen Single in Gidi yet, you still have two Sundays to do so. With a stellar cast and some of the funniest lines I’ve
heard in a long time, Single in Gidi was loads of fun.
Single in Gidi is a one-hour (approximately) stage
adaptation of a blog by the same name, created by Sheila Ojei. The Single in
Gidi blog “covers topics of dating, relationships and love. It’s a place to
talk about all things stomach butterflies, heartache, confusion and the joys of
romance in the chaotic city of Lagos.” And the play feels just like this, like watching a conversation amongst friends. Though the play has no
traditional narrative structure or a storyline per se, this takes nothing away from
the enjoyment.
One thing that I found particularly pleasing was the ‘stage’
set-up and seating arrangements. Instead of the stage as a raised platform with
the audience seated across from it, the floor space was set up as the stage,
and the audience sat around it in twos and threes. This made me feel like I was
a part of the performance and not just watching it.
The cast consists of three young males and three young
females, all single in Gidi. They talk about the fun, challenges and
peculiarities of living in Lagos, and being single in it. From the pressure to
keep up appearances to the desperation to become a Mrs, from loves lost and
hearts broken to aso-ebi politics, from learning to spot a Lagos Big Babe to man-hunting
on the Lekki-Ikoyi Bridge, they bare it all.
Single in Gidi is as thought-provoking as it is humorous. It
challenges us to rethink our demands and expectations, especially as far as
love and romance are concerned.
Single in Gidi shows at Terra Kulture every Sunday in June, at 3pm and 6pm. Tickets cost N3000 (regular) and N5000 (VIP).
Single in Gidi shows at Terra Kulture every Sunday in June, at 3pm and 6pm. Tickets cost N3000 (regular) and N5000 (VIP).
Cast
Omoye Uzamere
Meg Otanwa
Leelee Byoma
Timi Charles-Fadipe
Austine Onuoha
Tosin Oguntayo
Omoye Uzamere
Meg Otanwa
Leelee Byoma
Timi Charles-Fadipe
Austine Onuoha
Tosin Oguntayo
Producer
Lydia Idakula Sobogun (Gbagyichild Entertainment)
Lydia Idakula Sobogun (Gbagyichild Entertainment)
Director
Kenneth Uphopho
Kenneth Uphopho
Writer/Creator
Sheila Ojei
Sheila Ojei
