[NEWS]Lagos Theatre Festival: 2018 application opens

The organisers of the 5th edition of the Lagos Theatre Festival,2018 have announced a call for participation in the fringe aspect of the festival.

In a statement on the British Council website,the festival which holds between February 27, and March 4 ,2018 in various areas in Lagos who be providing the opportunity for theatre performers or production companies to present their works without restrictions as an avenue to promoting the arts.

British Council’s Head of Arts in West Africa, Ojoma Ochai said, “From inception, one major vision of the Lagos Theatre Festival has been to enable an experimental platform of expression for theatre producers and performers, and companies and individuals who participated in past editions of the festival have been giving success testimonials. We hope to make more of such stories in 2018.”

It would therefore seek entries in areas,focusing on innovative interpretations of new ideas,inspiring and challenging audiences, and creating new works that will spark conversations and debates.

Participatory application in the fringe aspect of the festival ends at midnight Monday 11 September; stating that shortlisted applications will receive responses by Monday 6 October.

The Lagos Theatre Festival was conceived and launched in 2013 by British Council, the United Kingdom’s cultural organisation, moved by the need to provide a platform for thespians/drama producers in Nigeria to produce works for unconventional spaces and develop audiences for theatre productions.