Hear Word!

Hear Word! or Hear Word! Naija Woman Talk True is a play by Ifeoma Fafunwa. It is a collection of monologues, songs and dance based on true-life stories of Nigerian women’s struggle for equality, safety, and access to opportunities and leadership. The play has been seen by over 120,000 live audience members and positively reviewed by the New York Times and the Boston Globe.

Hear Word!
GenreStage Play
Created byIfeoma Fafunwa
Written byIfeoma Fafunwa, Tunde Aladese, Wole Oguntokun, Mojisola Ajibola and Ijeoma Ogwuegbu.
Starring
  • Taiwo Ajai-Lycett,
  • Joke Silva,
  • Ufuoma McDermott,
  • Elvina Ibru,
  • Omonor,
  • Zara Udofia-Ejoh,
  • Odenike,
  • Rita Edward,
  • Debbie Ohiri,
  • Oluchi Odii and
  • Toluwanimi Arawomo
Original languageEnglish
Production
Running time90 minutes
Production companyiOpeneye Limited

The play premiered in Lagos, Nigeria in 2014 at the Musical Society of Nigeria (MUSON) Centre and had its international debut at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Hear Word! is the first Nigerian play to be staged at the American Repertory Theatre. The play transferred to The Public's Under the Radar Festival, where it was positively reviewed by the New York Times.

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