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The Sunday Play: The Gods Are Not to Blame

BBC Radio 3
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By Ola Rotimi. From the ancient
Yoruba culture comes a myth with a surprising similarity to Oedipus Rex. King Odewale has ruled the land of Kutuje for 11 years. Now, with plague devastating its people, an oracle decrees that the curse on the land can only be lifted when the murderer of the previous king is punished. King
Odewale vows to pursue the killer without mercy. Adapted and directed by Yvonne Brewster.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4

Contributors

Unknown:
Ola Rotimi.
Directed By:
Yvonne Brewster.
King Odewale:
Jeffrey Kisson
Babe Fakunle:
Robert Stephens
Narrator:
Trevor McDonald
Queen Ojuola:
Jenni George
Chief Balogun:
Ben Thomas
Ogun Priest:
Don Warrington
Alaka:
Stefan Kalipha
Aderopo/Akilapa:
Akim Mogaji
Chief Otun:
Jacqui Chan
Gbonka:
Tyrone Huggins
Source: Radio Times

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