Pandora’s Box

Text of the day: “I am. I know. I know. Every room I walk into, England walks in too. Every word I speak, England speaks too. That’s what it is. I am what I am. But I can’t grow there. Honestly, Uncle, I can’t achieve what I’m capable of. And I know what I’m capable of. And, I don’t just mean my career. I’m… we’re… more than English. We’ve been disconnected from a part of ourselves, Uncle, living all our lives outside of Africa. I want to discover that part of me. My other side.” (Bev in Ade Solanke’s Pandora’s Box)

Ade Solanke Africa Arcola Theatre black drama British Nigerians national identity new writing Pandora's Box