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"A delightfully biting comedy about the lives of West Africans abroad is making waves on the London stage. This play is not just funny, it is hysterically funny.. my stomach still hurts from laughing!"
Cynthia Rollanson-Williams - West Africa 1997
Bonded
"Chilling and original - but not for faint hearts. Bonded, one of the best and most original plays it has been my fortune to see, opened to a rapt and appreciative audience at Oval House in Kennington, where it received a thunderous ovation. And quite rightly."
Paul Nelson , The Borough News 1999
"Femi Elufowoju, Jnr's subdued production is consistently engrossing. It's gracefully directed: movement is carefully choreographed within ffinlo Costain's elegantly earthy in-the-round design, and even the dialogue seems to be engaged in a swirling dance."
Maddy Costa - Time Out 1999
"Sesan Ogunledun's award-winning script is both earthy and lyrical, and at times, surreal. The nuances in tone and language and the fluid time frame are skilfully handled by director Femi Elufowoju Jnr, who makes innovative use of a compact set, while eliciting extraordinary performances from a the six-strong cast."
Uju Asika - The Journal 1999
Makinde
"The murder of a king, a country torn with conflict, a traitor and a devious wife, Makinde is as meaty as Shakespeare's Macbeth that inspired it. Femi's (Elufowoju, jr) epic drama is punctuated by the humour and vulnerability which characterise the Tiata Fahodzi British West African company's productions."
Rosey Hamilton - Huddersfield Examiner 2000
"Makinde, Tiata Fahodzi's latest play is undoubtedly their best. Based loosely on Shakespeare's Macbeth , it is an intricate play that explores the human characteristics of loss, ambition, corruption, tyranny and revenge. A thoroughly enjoyable play, I strongly recommend it."
Biyi Ayodeji - The Nigerian News 2000
Sammy
"He was an inspiration to many but, unlike “Lady Day” Billie Holiday, the life of legendary entertainer Sammy Davis Jr has hardly begun to be
excavated. All credit then to Femi Elufowoju, jr and his Tiata Fahodzi Company..for starting
the ball rolling."
Carole Woddis - Evening Standard 2002
"Much more enjoyable than the average showbiz-bio tribute.
Its an engaging, high spirited evening."
John Gross–Sunday Telegraph 2002
"This is an evening of innovative and entertaining theatre"
Leeds:DineDirect.net– Theatre Guide
Abyssinia
"..this production directed by Femi Elufowoju, Jnr, delivers a powerful, wound-opening narrative."
Barbara Lewis - The Stage 2001
"This is fervent and infectious theatre."
Maddy Costa - Time Out 2001
"The subject is infectious and the acting , especially by Victor Romero Evans and Franky Mwangi is wonderful."
Rhoda Koenig - The Independent 2001
"The company Tiata Fahodzi and the Southwark Playhouse are to be congratulated on the staging of this play.This is a beautifully constructed dramatisation of a murky episode of British Colonialism. It deserves a varied and huge audience."
Glen Baker - Morning Star 2001
"This is the most powerful and gripping stage performance I have ever seen."
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