Seven to premiere in Abuja

The piece which portrays the rights of seven women activists from around the globe, including Nigeria’s advocate for women’s rights, Hafsat Abiola will feature a cast which includes Nollywood’s Carol King in the role of Hafsat Abiola and Swedish ambassador Maj-Inger Klingvall in the role of Inez McCormack, a peace and equal rights activist from […]

The piece which portrays the rights of seven women activists from around the globe, including Nigeria’s advocate for women’s rights, Hafsat Abiola will feature a cast which includes Nollywood’s Carol King in the role of Hafsat Abiola and Swedish ambassador Maj-Inger Klingvall in the role of Inez McCormack, a peace and equal rights activist from Northern Ireland.

In an international tour of staged readings, Riksteatern (The National Touring Theatre of Sweden), the Swedish Institute, the Swedish Embassy in Abuja together with NAPTIP (Nigerian National Agency for Trafficking in Persons), presented Seven as a staged reading.

Hedda Krausz Sjögren, producer and artistic director at Riksteatern said, “I am proud to present Seven together with Nigerian and Swedish partners. When actors and government officials come together on the theatre stage, it shows that theatre is a vital arena for the discussion of democracy and women’s rights. I am especially delighted to be doing Seven in the home country of Hafsat Abiola, who is portrayed in the play”.

Ms. Krausz Sjögren has directed over 200 politicians, actors and profiles of civil society in the Riksteatern tour of staged readings of Seven. Seven which has toured several countries including Sweden, Turkey, Great Britain and the US, where Oscar winning actress Meryl Streep was featured in the role of Inez McCormack, from Northern Ireland, is presented in connection with “Conference on Trafficking in Human Beings for Sexual Exploitation & Prostitution -The Swedish and African Experiences”.