The Human Angle goes live on stage this May

The Human Angle, a 65-minute play, written and produced by Ozi Okoli and directed by Ifeanyi Eziukwu volition beryllium staged each the Saturdays and Sundays but May 4 and 12 astatine the Terra Kulture, Victoria Island, Lagos.

According to the writer and the producer, Ozi Okoli, a playwright cum journalist, the communicative delves into the travel of a mates whose profound emotion is tested by the agonizing ordeal of infertility.

As they navigate done the tumultuous scenery of household expectations, societal pressures, and idiosyncratic setbacks implicit the people of 7 grueling years, their enslaved is enactment to the eventual test.

Notwithstanding their unwavering devotion to each other, they find themselves grappling with doubts and insecurities, questioning whether emotion unsocial tin conquer the formidable challenges they face.

Amid the facade of outward appearances, they face the harsh world that things are not ever arsenic they appear, forcing them to face their deepest fears and reevaluate their perceptions of themselves and each other.

Speaking astatine a media parley to herald the show, Okoli, an award-winning presenter of ‘Morning Show’ connected Arise TV Lagos, described the playlet arsenic a parent and lad play and a must-watch due to the fact that it mirrors the society, portion revealing who we person go arsenic a people.

He noted that the play is 1 of the products of his originative juices, being inspired during a residency programme, hence it is worthy watching. “I started to make this play astatine the Royal Court Theatre erstwhile we were determination for a bid of workshop, residency among different things.

“When I conceived this, we were 5 successful fig but I had churned it retired arsenic a ample formed but the Royal Court Theatre ever loved a fewer fig of cast, and not having excessively galore formed oregon excessively galore scenes. So I had to present enactment that into information and that was wherefore I narrowed it down to six characters,” Okoli said.

On his part, Eziukwu said the play is fundamentally astir what happens successful a household and successful the nine and “it is what we acquisition each time betwixt a parent and her lad who says it is her work oregon close to unit her girl in-law to procreate and springiness commencement truthful that the household sanction tin proceed and different things that happens successful the family, that we mean to play around.”

Eziukwu noted that the theatre institution has successful the past 9 years, produced galore stellar productions specified as: Marriage Counselor, written by Tyler Perry; Women of Owu by Professor Femi Osofisan; Hard Ground by Professor Ahmed Yerima; Lion and The Jewel by Professor Wole Soyinka; Awolowo performed astatine the Lagos Theatre Festival successful 2019 and 2020, among others.

“For the period of May, the play volition instrumentality spot astatine Terra Kulture connected each Saturdays and Sundays but May 4 and 12. There volition beryllium 2 shows per day, 5:30pm and 7:30pm. The bid show volition beryllium connected June 8 astatine Alliance Franciase, Ikoyi astatine 4pm and 6pm respectively,” Eziukwu stated.