Death and the King's Horseman

The action of the play is as inevitable and eloquent as in Antigone: a clash of values and cultures so fundamental that tragedy issues: a tragedy for each individual each tribe Daily TelegraphThis play by the winner of a Nobel Prize for Literature asks: 'On the authority of what gods' the white aliens rupture the world. It puts exciting political theatre back on the agenda. . . a masterpiece of 20th century drama Guardian Elesin Oba the King's Horseman has a single destiny. When the King dies he must commit ritual suicide and lead his King's favourite horse and dog through the passage to the world of the ancestors. A British Colonial Officer Pilkings intervenes.This edition features an interview with the author.Commentary and notes by Jane Plastow