The LAB: Belong by Bola Agbaje THE LAB is the artist and audience development series at English Theatre Berlin English Theatre Berlin - International Performing Arts Center

Fresh from its debut at London's Royal Court Theatre in April 2012, Belong, by young, award-winning British playwright of Nigerian descent Bola Agabje, examines a very different side of immigration—coming back home. Kayode, originally from Nigeria, is a Member of Parliament in London, and has done incredibly well for himself, at least until the most recent election. Following a scandalous defeat, caused at least in part by his perception in Britain as an Nigerian, Kayode finds himself returning home to lick his wounds in Nigeria. Once there, however, it quickly becomes clear to him that his fellow Nigerians now see him as British as finds himself embroiled in an entirely new form of political intrigue

Read more about Bola Agbaje: the part-time hotshot at the Guardian

A new Lab as part of Colorblind?, a series of programming at English Theatre Berlin examining the portrayal of racial identity on stage and in dramatic literature.

Tickets: 5 Euros
at the Studio

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