A Survey of African Poetry in the London Times, Sunday Times, Financial Times, the Times Literary Supplement 1865-1985

"Death and the King's Horseman", Financial Times, 04 Apr 2009, p. 18 Financial Times Historical Archive, http://link.galegroup.com/apps/doc/HS2307336688/GDCS?u=linc74325&sid=GDCS&xid=fa65dbc2. Accessed 29 Jun 2019

Wole Soyinka's great play gets a rare outing on the British stage. The 1975 drama tells the story of Elesin, the horseman of a local chief in Oyo, Nigeria, who, when his chief dies, is supposed to follow him into the afterlife. But the colonial district officer intervenes, and the play explores the tragic consequences of Elesin's inability to complete this immensely important Yoruba ritual..."