Synopsis of Beere

Since British Colonial Nigeria, the trajectory of Nigeria’s political history has been replete with civil rights movements which have been very instrumental in achieving significant socio-political impacts.

Set in 1947, Beere presents the story of the Egba women’s revolt– a resistance movement led by Funmilayo Ransom Kuti against the corrupt imposition of unfair taxation by the then colonial government. Remembered as one of the longest sustained protests by women, its success was largely borne from the multi-class and rural-urban coalition of women in several parts of Nigeria.

Beere portrays the power of collective and inclusive citizen action in addressing governance issues.

NAMES OF BEERE CAST AND CREW
NAME ROLE
1. BOSE TSEVENDE…………………………………………………DIRECTOR
2. ABRAHAM OMALE………………………………………………STAGE MANAGER
3. OLAJUMOKE OLATUBOSUN………………………………GRANNY/MRS. KUTI
4. EMMANUEL EKPE……………………………………………….ALEKE
5. JOKE BELLO………………………………………………………….MORENIKE 1
6. LONGRET JAMES TAPGUN…………………………………KEMBERI
7. BLESSING AHIABA……………………………………………….MRS. SOYINKA
8. OKELADE OLUWASAYO OYEWUMI……………………DRUMMER 1
9. JENIFER DABI………………………………………………………WOMAN 1/WOMAN 3
10. ENE EBUTE…………………………………………………………..MORENIKE 2
11. SUNNENA ANDREW…………………………………….………AKODA 2
12. HUDUH FANEN…………………………………………………….DISTRICT OFFICER
13. MATHEW OKECHUKWU DANIEL……………………….UZOR
14. EBUKAR EFEBUNSO………………………………..……………OTUN
15. TALYOUNG YOUNGLAN………………………………………DAUDA
16. DANIEL BONIFACE………………………………………………AKODA 2
17. GRACE PHILIP………………………………………………………MAMA ADUNNI
18. SCHOLASTICA GOMOS…………………………….…………IGBORE
19. PATIENCE AJIK……………………………………………………FADEKEMI
20. EMMANUEL ONOJA……………………………………………BALOGUN
21. NAFEST MUSA…………………………………..………………DRUMMER 2
22. RACHAEL DABI…………………………………..…………….WOMAN 2
23. JOY GOKWAT ……………………………………………………OLD MAN 2
24. EMMANUEL OZAVIZE PEACE…………………………MS MCCUTTER
25. THELMA GEDEGE…………………………………..…………OLD WOMAN 2
26. GLORIA MUSA …………………………………………………MAMA ADUNNI 2

Written by: Abiodun Baiyewu.