In London, Our Husband has Gone Mad Again

It is a swell season for lovers of African drama in London as Ola Rotimi’s political comedy, Our Husband has Gone Mad Again, is currently on stage.

In the play situated in the 1960s, Lejoka-Brown, a half-witted politician who could not maintain his household, wants to be a minister in the political sphere in Nigeria, a scenario that, many believe, is recurrent  even in the current situation.

Behind the production is Heavy Wind Media UK Ltd, operator of Bubbles FM, in collaboration with Goldsmith University of London. According to the Bubbles’ Executive Director, Lookman Sanusi, the show is a celebration of African theatre and Rotimi, who died in 2000.

Sanusi, who is also a dramatist, says, “I felt elated when I approached Enitan Rotimi, one of the directors of Ola Rotimi Foundation, for the right to produce this play and he granted it. I chose this play because it is a classic comedy and it will stand out in the midst of pantos showing all around the city.  Also to give lovers of African theatre something to enjoy and relate to. Again, I feel there should be more African plays on stage and they should not be few and far between. “

He adds  that London is so lucky this year alone to have witnessed a surge in African or Nigerian plays – including Ade Solanke’ s Pandora’s Box,  Bola Agbaje’s Belong and House of Corrections, as well as Janice Okoh’s Egusi Soup. 

Showing from December 17 to 20 at George Wood Theatre, Goldsmith University, the play is featuring  talented actors such as Femi Ogunjobi, Segun Ogunfidodo, Moji Bamtefa, Anthony Ofoegbu, Bidemi Alaran, Tayo Elesin, Biola Dosunmu and Julie Hewlett , who plays the role of American wife, Liza.