Ade Solanke

An unmissable and moving new tragicomedy about families, betrayal, choices and love.

Nominated for Best New Play, OffWest End Awards; shortlisted for the Nigeria Prize for Literature 2014, Africa's top literary award. Winner, Best Playwright, Nigerian Entertainment Awards and African Film Awards.

"You think England is hard? Compared to Nigeria? my dear, you haven't seen anything yet!"

On holiday with her streetwise son in Lagos, a British-Nigerian mother is in turmoil. Should she leave her only child in a strict Nigerian boarding school, or return him to the battlefields of inner London? Pandora's Box reveals the heartbreak behind the difficult choices parents must make - and the price their children pay. Suitable for all the family.

"A funny and poignant play. All parents agonise about education. For Black and Diaspora parents, race and culture make the decision-making even more complex" - Diane Abbott MP.