Solo show, Music, Theatre, Historical, Political - Edinburgh Fringe

Coleridge-Taylor of Freetown

Tayo Aluko & Friends (Nigeria/UK)

A respected Sierra Leonean diplomat hatches a post-retirement plan to tour the world singing songs composed by his famous uncle, Samuel Coleridge-Taylor. While temporarily helping out at Fourah Bay College in Freetown, the civil war that’s been ravaging the country finally reaches his campus. Taking shelter, George Coleridge-Taylor reflects on his and his country’s stories, and imagines himself in concert, while wondering if he dares risk trying to save the female student captured by the fearsome rebels. Beautiful music underlies the sometimes-harrowing history of an African country and the horrors of war. Includes post-performance Q&A.

Written and performed by | Tayo Aluko
Directed by | Mojisola Kareem
Designed by | Phil Newman
Sound by | Liam McDermott

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