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What Synge did with Riders to the Sea for the West of Ireland, and Dylan Thomas did with Under Milkwood for the fishing villages of Wales, and Soyinka did with The Lion and the Jewel for Egbaland, and Walcott did with Dream on Monkey Mountain for Trinidad, landmark plays all, Abdul-Rasheed Na'Allah has now done for Ilorin in Northern Nigeria - he has given back to the community its own myths and traditions and songs, condensed and lifted up into a play, a joyful occasion, a festival for all seasons and for all peoples. On the wings of Islam it can travel round the world. -Tim J. Cribb