Crown Of Blood: A Yoruba adaptation of Macbeth
A Utopia Theatre Production
Written by Wole Soyinka and directed by Mojisola Kareem
The land is disappearing.
Utopia Theatre presents The Swamp Dwellers by Wole Soyinka.
A community stands on the edge.Flooded ground. Failed harvest. No way forward, no way back.The promise of the city lingers — but at what cost?
A community stands on the edge.Flooded ground. Failed harvest. No way forward, no way back.The promise of the city lingers — but at what cost?
Not everything lost can be reclaimed.
Performance Dates
Monday 29 June to Saturday 11 July (exc Sundays)
Evenings 7pm, Sat afternoons 2pm
Utopia Creative Hub,
Rockingham Gate S1 4JD
Rockingham Gate S1 4JD
A Utopia Theatre and Sheffield Theatres Production
Written by Oladipo Agboluaje and directed by Mojisola Kareem
Developed with support from the National Theatre's Generate programme.
"Of what use is a good man without ambition?"
A powerful retelling of Shakespeare’s Macbeth set during the civil wars of 19th-century Yorubaland.
General Aderemi, fresh from saving the kingdom from invaders is promoted to Field Marshall, thus fulfilling the prophecy of the oracle. When the oracle says he will become King, Aderemi and his wife Oyebisi go on a bloody mission to ensure he sits on the throne.
A unique voice for African Theatre in the diaspora.
Utopia creates and produces the work of Mojisola Kareem. The work synthesises African and Western performing traditions to celebrate the meeting of different cultures.
Engaging audiences with African Theatre
Create better quality, authentic, and more frequent touring productions across the UK and internationally.
Inspire change in the hierarchies of UK theatre to celebrate the oral storytelling traditions and the travelling theatre model that reaches into the heart of the community.
Our Founder
CEO & Creative Director
Mojisola Kareem work raises awareness and appreciation of African culture. She commissions new writing and presents established classics within a strong African context, and in so doing, dispelling stereotypes and encouraging authentic voices from the African diaspora.
Our Founder -
Mojisola Kareem
Mojisola Kareem is the CEO and Artistic Director of Utopia Theatre.
Her work is to raise awareness and increase appreciation of African culture. She commissions new writing and presents established classics within a strong African context, and in doing, dispelling stereotypes and encouraging authentic voices from the African diaspora.
