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Film Africa 2026
Life After Siham
Directed by Namir Abdel Messeeh
Wed 28 Oct · 7:00pm
Utopia Theatre
11 Rockingham Gate, Sheffield S1 4JD
A Utopia Theatre production
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The Gods Are Not to Blame
Written by Ola Rotimi · Directed by Dr Mojisola Kareem
Ola Rotimi's celebrated Yoruba retelling of Oedipus Rex. Join us for an afternoon of African music, food and culture, then a first look at scenes from our new production.
When
Sat 21 Nov 2026
2pm – 7pm
Where
The Steamworks
109–111 Randall St, Sheffield S2 4SJ
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£10 · £8 · £5
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The Gods Are Not to Blame
Ola Rotimi · directed by Dr Mojisola Kareem
Sat 21 Nov · 2pm – 7pm
The Steamworks
109–111 Randall St, Sheffield S2 4SJ
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Kenneth Uphopho · performed by Bola Stephen-Atitebi
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Coming March 2027
Crown of Blood
“Of what use is a good man without ambition?”
Macbeth reborn in the 19th-century civil wars of Yorubaland. Written by Oladipo Agboluaje, directed by Mojisola Kareem, supported by the National Theatre's Generate programme.
Wed 3 – Sat 6 March 2027
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Dr Mojisola Kareem
Founder, CEO & Artistic Director
About us
A leading voice in
African theatre.Utopia Theatre creates and produces the work of Mojisola Kareem, blending African and Western performance traditions into bold, thought-provoking theatre.
We tour the UK and beyond, nurture new and developing artists, and use African storytelling to bring Sheffield together — on stage, on screen and at our home on Rockingham Gate.
2015
Making theatre since
30+
Places toured
6
Plays commissioned & devised
NPO
Arts Council England
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