Wole Soyinka international Cultural exchange 2026 presents Esther’s Revenge

Esther’s Revenge is an experiential play inspired by true-life events of Esther in 1953. The sentence is death by Hanging. This very participatory play, as devised, explores themes around racial discrimination, Gender based violence, sexual abuse, political and social injustice.  In the play, Esther takes us on a journey through time into the events leading up to the death of Mark. The warder determines the appropriate law that should be applied to the case, and the jury finds the facts in the case based on what is presented to them during the course of the play. At the end of the interaction, the warder reminds the jury on the applicable law. While the jury must listen to the warder’s instructions as to the law, the jury alone is responsible for determining the facts of the case. The Jury is given the responsibility to vote in favour or against a stay of execution.