Professor Wole Soyinka in Sheffield | Public Q&A and Conversation with Steel City Stories

Professor Wole Soyinka visited Sheffield for two days of public engagement centred on Utopia Theatre's production of The Swamp Dwellers, directed by Dr Mojisola Kareem. On Monday 6 July, the Nobel laureate visited the set, entering the world of the play he first wrote in 1958. Staged for an audience of just 50 people, the production places viewers inside the swamp, close to its language, rhythms and questions of family, faith, land and power. The following day Tuesday 7 July, Professor Soyinka joined audiences for a public Q&A reflecting on his life, his writing and the enduring place of African literature in public life. He also sat down with Grace Osasu and Kiara Magulike from Steel City Stories for a conversation recorded by African Voices Platform, where they asked him about his writing and the themes of his work. This programme brings together both conversations in full. In this programme: • Professor Wole Soyinka in conversation with Sheffield audiences • Questions from Grace Osasu and Kiara Magulike (Steel City Stories) • Reflections on The Swamp Dwellers, literature, memory and cultural inheritance The Swamp Dwellers Written by Professor Wole Soyinka Directed by Dr Mojisola Kareem Utopia Theatre, Sheffield This episode is presented by African Voices Platform In partnership with Utopia Theatre and People's Newsroom