THE TRIALS OF BROTHER JERO is one of Soyinka’s most popular and easy to understand plays. 53 years after its first performance, the storyline is still apt in out contemporary Nigeria.
Our children had fun watching the actors stage this timeless play as produced at Maxtivity, Jabi Lake Mall
The play mocks the effects of the quick spread of Christianity across Africa. Soyinka takes issues with a common figure of the time, the phony preacher who proselytizes by deceiving his followers. Many of these preachers did not have churches of their own and so preached in public spaces, as does brother Jero.
The play thus exposes the contradictions in blind faith and following, while also drawing attention through satire to many of the social and political imbalances of Nigeria in the early 1960s.
Our club members watched the performance and were thrilled by the antics of brother Jero, the clueslessness of brother Jero and the persistence of Amope.
We will be looking forward to read JERO'S METAMORPHOSIS to give us a complete picture and message by Wole Soyinka.
Our next meeting comes up on Saturday, September 23RD. We are currently reading LIKE FATHER LIKE SON by Kayode Adeyemo. It depicts a typical new session school environment and how Seyi was outstanding.
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