Esther's Revenge - Pawstudios Africa

8pm Friday | 4.30pm & 8pm Saturday | 6pm Sunday - Award Winning Play On tour from Lagos!

Brought to you by Pawstudios Africa - one of Nigeria's most dynamic theatre companies

It's 1953 and Esther has been accused of murdering her white lover Mark. The sentence is death by hanging. What happens next is up to you.

Esther’s Revenge, written and directed by Kenneth Uphopho, and produced by Tope Sanni for Pawstudios Africa, is an experiential play inspired by true life events of Esther who was reported to have murdered her white lover in 1953. The sentence is death by hanging. This participatory play as devised, explores themes around race, colonization, sexual abuse, violence against women, and political and social injustice. Esther takes us on a journey through time into the events leading up to the death of Mark.

The jury, consisting of audience members, is given the responsibility to vote in favour or against a stay of execution.

Winner of SoHo Playhouse’s Brighton Prize, the play stars Bolanle Temitope Stephen-Atitebi and Kenneth Uphopho.

“Top 10 Shows to See at Brighton Fringe 2023” - Muddy Stilettos
“An ambitious and affecting production, tackling some difficult and still important issues, and with a powerhouse of a central performance.” - Fringe Review

Ages: 16+
Contains Themes of sexual harassment, racism, misogyny and violence.