Cultivate: Put it on My Head

This rehearsed reading is brought to you by CULTIVATE, Riverside Studios' new programme bringing the best of brand-new theatre to the stage for the first time. These plays have been carefully selected by Riverside Studios team as showing exceptional promise.

A journalist is torn between accepting a life-changing job offer that will allow him and his medically vulnerable family to remain in the United Kingdom, and hiding the identity of the criminals who want to make Nigeria great again.

One year to Nigeria’s next elections, many federal seats are not being contested for. The usual suspects have taken a backseat or even moved countries, leaving room for new people. It is against this backdrop that BATSE (30s, male) publishes a bombshell story that explains the reason behind the significant disinterest in politics at the federal level, especially among key players.

Age recommendation: 12+

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