{"product_id":"9781849432399","title":"Oladipo Agboluaje: Plays One","description":"\u003cbr\u003eThis is the first collection of plays by award-winning playwright Oladipo Agboluaje, a significant force in Black British drama. Described as an \"exciting, vital new voice\" (\u003ci\u003eTime Out London\u003c\/i\u003e), Agboluaje demonstrates his versatility to write plays that transcend African and British cultures.\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eEarly Morning\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e is a satirical comedy about three Nigerian office cleaners who decide to mount a coup to institute Blackocracy in Great Britain.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"The comedy is witty, astute and sublimely irresponsible.\" - \u003ci\u003eSpectator\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Estate\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e centers on the conflicts within the wealthy Adeyemi family as they make funeral arrangements for their late patriarch, Chief Adeyemi. \u003ci\u003eThe Estate\u003c\/i\u003e is also a social study of class conflict in Nigeria.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Agboluaje writes with a sharp, satiric eye.\" - \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Christ of Coldharbour Lane\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e is the story of Omo who, believing he is the son of God, preaches to the people of Brixton to abandon the \"willful peace\" that is holding them down.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"An often hilarious, and often profound, snapshot of modern London...[a] thought-provoking piece of original theatre.\" - \u003ci\u003eThe Stage\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Hounding of David Oluwale\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e is based on Kester Aspden's award-winning book and reworks the tragic story of David Oluwale, who was hounded by two police officers in 1960s Leeds, and of the man who fought to get justice for him.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A shocking and engrossing story...a kind of \u003ci\u003eIn Cold Blood\u003c\/i\u003e set in Leeds.\" - \u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eIyale (The First Wife)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e is the prequel to \u003ci\u003eThe Estate\u003c\/i\u003e and tells the story of Helen Adeyemi's rise from being the servant to becoming the wife of the patriarch, Chief Adeyemi.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Satirical yet sympathetic, brutal yet beautifully observed.\" - \u003ci\u003eTimes\u003c\/i\u003e (London)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Oberon Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47047043907824,"sku":"9781849432399","price":21.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781849432399_p0.jpg?v=1769894521","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781849432399","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}