The winning play of the second edition of the Bikiya Graham-Douglas run Beeta Universal Arts Foundation playwright competition was staged over the weekend at the Agip recital hall of the Muson centre in Lagos. Emerging from a pool of 348 entries, Jagagba, written by Abdul-Qudus Ibrahim is a timely deconstruction of patriarchal societies that points... Read More

July 23, 2019

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Jagagba: A triumphant, exciting play about the complexity of modern society and the prevailing norms of times past

Over the weekend, lovers of theater flocked to the Muson Centre at Onikan to watch Award-winning actress and producer, Bikiya Graham-Douglas’ play “Jagagba”, which ran from Friday, the 19th till Sunday 21st July 2019. “Jagagba” is a play which highlights the conflict of traditional society with interplays of political metaphors and social contradictions. The play... Read More

348 entries, 30 states, 10 finalists, 1 winner. Jagagba; a stage play by Abdul-Qudus Ibrahim

Bikiya Graham-Douglas’s Beeta Universal Arts Foundation (BUAF) presents its award-winning play “Jagagba” BUAF ran the Beta Playwrights Competition national callouts for play entries in August 2018. After 5 weeks and 348 entries received from 30 states, a panel of 6 judges, led by the former Director General of the National Theatre, Prof. Ahmed Yerima, selected... Read More

Abdul-Qudus Ibrahim picks N1m prize as Beeta Playwright Competition (BPC) ends in grandstyle

It was Beeta Universal Arts Foundation’s (BUAF) grand finale for its second Beeta Playwright Competition (BPC), led by award winning actress Bikiya Graham-Douglas who is popularly known for her portrayal of Hadiza Bako in the hit T.V series ‘Battleground.’ The competition had such jury members such as veteran actress, Ego Boyo, publisher, Ibiso Graham-Douglas, Publisher... Read More

Theatre Review: Forget Game of Thrones, Jagagba is the real deal

Jagagba: A triumphant, exciting play about the complexity of modern society and the prevailing norms of times past

348 entries, 30 states, 10 finalists, 1 winner. Jagagba; a stage play by Abdul-Qudus Ibrahim

Abdul-Qudus Ibrahim picks N1m prize as Beeta Playwright Competition (BPC) ends in grandstyle

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