The Duet, A Dramatisation - The Red String

The Duet, A Dramatisation

This edition gives you an in-depth look at the dramatisation of "The Duet", a book by Toki and Damola Mabogunje. Not only do I recount what exactly the show was like (complete with pictures), I also explain the inspiration behind some of the poems that became my favourites in the performance. A must read!

Thanks for Coming!

The Duet, A Dramatisation

Thanks for Coming!

From the schools who attended like Atlantic Hall [https://www.atlantic-hall.net/], Corona [http://coronaschools.org], and Green Springs [www.greenspringsschool.com], to the big names like Lagbaja [http://www.lagbaja.com/], family and friends, business partners and acquaintances; to all who were able to attend on Saturday and on

The Duet, A Dramatisation

The Cocktail

We had a small cocktail in the lobby after the command performance [https://theredstringblog.com/command-performance/]. It was meant to give people time to mingle, meet the authors, get autographs, and get a little something to eat and drink before heading home for the night but I have no idea

Command Performance

The Duet, A Dramatisation

Command Performance

Now the command performance was truly a sight to behold. Not only was the hall full to capacity, there weren't enough seats to seat all attendees. How this was possible for a show that had 320 tickets available for the 320 seats in the hall is a question that as

The Duet, A Dramatisation

Evening Show

We were quite worried about the attendance of the Saturday evening show as tickets for the show had not sold well and the prior scheduling and the cancelling of the Eyo festival [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eyo_festival] by Lagos state [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lagos] for the

The Duet, A Dramatisation

The Matinee

The students' matinee was already booked almost to capacity more than a month before the actual showing by schools wishing to have their students attend. Including two of my almae matres: Corona School [https://coronaschools.org/] and Atlantic Hall [https://atlantic-hall.net/]. Other schools I recognised to be present were

The Duet, A Dramatisation

The Rehearsals

I wasn't a big player in the production of The Duet for the stage. In fact I wasn't much of a player at all as I was away in the U.S while all the hard work was being done. While I was told about the various challenges and the

2 Days, 2 Nights, Too Marvelous

The Duet, A Dramatisation

2 Days, 2 Nights, Too Marvelous

The Duet was staged three times over the course of two days, and two nights at the Musical Society of Nigeria [http://www.m-u-s-o-n.com/] (MUSON) in Onikan, Lagos. On the 5th of February, there was an afternoon matinee for students and an evening show for the general public. The

An Anthology of Poems

The Duet, A Dramatisation

An Anthology of Poems

In March of 2009, an anthology of poems entitled the Duet was published by AMV Publishing Services [http://amvpublishingservices.com/]. It was then distributed by Bookcraft Africa [http://bookcraftafrica.com/] as well as via the Barnes & Noble [http://search.barnesandnoble.com/The-Duet-An-Anthology-Of-Poems/Toki-Mabogunje/e/9780976694113] and Amazon [http://www.amazon.