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

Mr. Michael White and the African Music and Drama Trust are to present the I Jinle Company (The Transcription Centre Theatre Workshop) in three African plays, which will be performed in repertory for a season at the Hampstead Theatre Club from June 28. The plays are: The Trials of Brother Jero and The Strong Breed, both by Wole Soyinka, which will be performed as a double bill, opening June 28, and The Blood Knot by Athol Fugard, opening on June 30. Wole Soyinka is known in Nigeria and in Britain not only as a dramatic writer, but also as an actor and producer. His earlier play, The Road, a highlight of the Commonwealth Arts Festival last year, recently won the Drama Prize at the Negro Arts Festival in Dakar. The Trials of Brother Jero is a satirical comedy, featuring a cunning prophet (played by Zaikes Mokae), whose brand of Christianity works to his own advantage. The Strong Breed is about a savage New Year ritual and the search for a scapegoat. The leads are played by Femi Euba and Rosetta N'wanzoke.