The Fishermen
The Radio 3 debut of the award-winning stage production of the 2015 Man Booker Prize-shortlisted novel The Fishermen by Chigozie Obioma, one of Africa's major new voices, in a new adaptation by Gbolahan Obisesan. Set on the banks of the river in Akure, Nigeria. Two brothers, Ben and Obembe, reunite after eight years, and retell the story of their Igbo childhoods in southern Nigeria in the mid '90s. The story that follows charts a family tragedy. The death of their eldest brother, at the hands of the second-eldest, who then flees, as prophesised by Abulu, sparks a terrible revenge that divides the two younger brothers.
The Radio 3 debut of the award-winning stage production of the 2015 Man Booker Prize-shortlisted novel The Fishermen by Chigozie Obioma, one of Africa's major new voices, in a new adaptation by Gbolahan Obisesan. Set on the banks of the river in Akure, Nigeria. Two brothers, Ben and Obembe, reunite after eight years, and retell the story of their Igbo childhoods in southern Nigeria in the mid '90s. The story that follows charts a family tragedy. The death of their eldest brother, at the hands of the second-eldest, who then flees, as prophesised by Abulu, sparks a terrible revenge that…
The Radio 3 debut of the award-winning stage production of the 2015 Man Booker Prize-shortlisted novel The Fishermen by Chigozie Obioma, one of Africa's major new voices, in a new adaptation by Gbolahan Obisesan. Set on the banks of the river in Akure, Nigeria. Two brothers, Ben and Obembe, reunite after eight years, and retell the story of their Igbo childhoods in southern Nigeria in the mid '90s. The story…
Production Details
Writer: Chigozie Obioma, adapted by Gbolahan Obisesan
Cast: David Alade, Valentine Olukoga, and Michael Ajao
Music: Adam P McCready
Sound Design: Paul Cargill
Director: Jack McNamara
Producer: Polly Thomas & Ravelle-Sadé Fairman
Tx: 12:00am 04/04/2021
Client: BBC Radio 3