REVIEW: Desmond Elliot’s “Orunsewa” Is Shoddy Work & Doesn’t Rise Above Mediocrity
BY IFE OLUJUYIGBE Think of Orunsewa as a junior secondary school stage drama, complete with repetitive props, singing, cheesy depictions of heaven and love that begs for life. Orunsewa tells the story of a princess from heaven who comes to earth and falls in love, then refuses to return to heaven despite her mother’s warnings about the wickedness of humans. She marries the prince of Ayede, sacrifices her womb for him when he has to go to war and is unable to bear…
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