Following sell-out shows at Arcola Theatre, award-winning British-African family drama Pandora’s Box embarks on its long-awaited U.K. tour this autumn. Nominated for this year’s Nigeria Prize for Literature, Africa’s biggest literary award, and for Best New Play, Off West End Theatre Awards, this moving tragicomedy about families, betrayal, choices and love is a must-see and starts its national tour in Liverpool at The Black-E on Friday September 12th.

– Winner of Best Playwright 2012 Nigerian Entertainment Awards.

– Winner of Best Playwright, 2012 African Film Awards.

“You think England is hard? Compared to Nigeria? My dear, you haven’t seen anything yet!”

Summer break is ending. On holiday with her streetwise son in Nigeria, a British-Nigerian mother is in turmoil. Should she leave her only child in a strict Lagos boarding school, or return him to the battlefields of inner London?

A family spanning three generations and two continents meets in Lagos for the first time in over 30 years; however the joy of reunion also unleashes long-suppressed truths. An exuberant and thought-provoking mix of comedy, tragedy and family drama, Pandora’s Box reveals the heartbreak behind the difficult choices some parents must make – and the price their children pay.

“A funny, 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

Directed by Shade Oladiti, and co-produced by Jon Harris. The cast will be announced shortly.

Pandora’s Box is generously funded by Arts Council England with additional funding from the Unity Theatre Trust.

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The Black-E, Liverpool

Fri 12 Sept, 7.30pm

www.theblack-e.co.uk | 0151 709 5109