The Swamp Dwellers at Utopia Theatre

The Niger Delta, the late 1950s. The land is disappearing. A community stands on the edge. A Nigerian family living in a hut built on stilts over the swamp awaits the return of their twin sons from the city for the harvest. When only one son returns, they fear the worst. Set against the relentless rain and possibility of a failed harvest, tensions rise when a stranger arrives.

Utopia director Mojisola Kareem (Crown of Blood, Death and The King’s Horseman) has thoughtfully resurrected lesser-known Wole Soyinka work The Swamp Dwellers, bringing it back to the UK stage for the first time in over half a century.

It is a quiet story of survival in a landscape pushed beyond its limits. In a world facing a climate emergency, this 70 year old story by Nobel Prize-winning writer and activist Soyinka hits harder than ever.

Performed up close and in the round, just 50 tickets are available for each of 14 performances.