tings dey happen: Dan Hoyle's Award-Winning Solo Show About Nigeria
Marines Memorial Theatre (609 Sutter St. San Francisco, CA 94102)
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- $35.00 - $45.00
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The last date listed for tings dey happen was Sunday November 29, 2009 / 2:00pm.
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Ian on What to Wear
Typical bus-cas was fine
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Goldstar Member on What to Wear
Business casual was fine,
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You saw every type of dress.
Goldstar Member Reviews
Serge Martial
Provocative and insightful. Sometime difficult to understand but enjoying the effort to make the tragedy "reachable" through comedy. Perhaps, would have been better in a smaller setting since more than half of the seats were empty and most of us were on one side of the theater.Written on Nov 21 2009
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Goldstar Member
Wonderfully performed, this show is a scorching indictment of oil politics in Nigeria and the repercussions for the Nigerian people. Dan Hoyle nails multiple characters, changing his accent, posture, body language and even the shape of his face (or so it seemed) to make everyone from an assassin to a prostitute to an ambassador come alive. I found the pidgin English sometimes hard to understand, but it got easier as the show progressed. Mr. Hoyle even got in his jabs at NGO's and charities whose efforts, however well-intentioned, are often misguided. In all, it was a very thought-provoking evening.Written on Nov 09 2009
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diptibarot
Dan Hoyle is brilliant and I have seen this TWICE and would go see it again. Hilarious, poignant, educational, informative, raw, real, amazing....I would want every single person I know to see this play. I can't wait for his next work! Please go and tell your friends because this really is theater and storytelling and politics and history at its best. I really wish students would go to this!Written on Nov 09 2009
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Ian
Highly entertaining and very educational. I went for my interests in the politics of Nigeria, the Niger Delta, and Oil politics. Hoyle's performance gives a look into the lives of many players from the militants, warlords, prostitutes, to the oil workers and ambassadors. I am not much of a theatre person, but I was very entertained with his performance. I also felt that he expanded my understanding of what's happening in the creeks of the delta.Written on Nov 06 2009
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More Information About tings dey happen
Website
http://www.marinesmemorialtheatre.com/
Quotes & Highlights
- "A smart, engrossing, funny, challenging and moving look at...Nigeria's bloody oil politics." --San Francisco Chronicle
- "Riveting...funny and poignant." --The New York Times
- "Entertaining and eye-opening." --Variety
Description
Dan Hoyle’s Tings Dey Happen, is a riveting award-winning adventure story, a geopolitical tour-de-force about the year Hoyle studied oil politics in Nigeria, the "new Middle East" of oil security. Traveling alone through the swamps of the Niger Delta, he befriended militants, warlords, prostitutes and diplomats. Dan plays them all in this award-winning solo performance developed at The Marsh and directed by solo performance master Charlie Varon. Just back from a whirlwind tour of Nigeria, sponsored by the U.S. State Department, Dan will have post performance talkbacks on Thursday, Fridays and Sundays with special guests.