Yinka Olatunbosun
Next weekend in Lagos is going to be filled with laughter and good energy as the theatre scene comes alive. On Saturday, March 30th and Easter Sunday, March 31st 2024, Lagosians and theatre lovers would experience a breath-taking, rib-cracking and heartwarming satire titled What Men Want at the Main Auditorium of the Nigerian Law School Lagos Campus, Ozumba Mbadiwe Street, Victoria Island, Lagos.
What Men Want is a play revolving around the themes of love, marriage and sacrifice. Just imagine what a Gen-Z and Millennials co-wife system is like. The play is a satirical comedy that tells the story of two women married to a loving man, a Generation-Xer. The first wife is a Millennial whilst the second and younger wife is an outspoken GenZ. As the play unfolds, the audience gets to interrogate the values that make for a good, well lived life; and the age-old question of what a man is seeking in a woman that keeps him exploring the amorous relationship with the female folk throughout his life.
The play is produced by Oluwanishola Adenugba for Live Theatre Lagos and directed by Austin Onuoha (“Itura” and “AmUnbroken”) and features Motunde Sogunle (‘Mr. Maraconi Web Skits”) and Diana Agbede (‘A True Christmas Story”). What Men Want would move you so get ready to laugh, to cry and be thoroughly entertained.
“We are excited about this play and we understand the therapeutic power of comedy,” says Adenugba. “That has informed our choice of production this Easter. It is our hope that this play brings friends and families together.”
The play is supported by Abbey Mortgage Bank PLC, Flour Mills of Nigeria PLC, Pepsi, Folham OOH, 88.5 UFM, PulseNG, Mediacrush OOH, Smooth 98.1, The Lagos Review and 96.1 Lagos Traffic Radio
