Ada the Country

Although in the works for about ten years, the show was written in 2019.[8][9][10]

Ada, a young woman, is involved in a fire accident which destroys her property and kills her 9 month old daughter, Chiamaka.[11][12] At the time, her husband Femi was away from home, only returning when the fire has ravaged their home.[12] In the aftermath of the incident Ada becomes depressed.[2][5] She leaves her husband to return to her parents' home, where family members accuse her of being insensitive and inhumane for leaving Femi.[12] She speaks to the other women in her family, including her divorced sister, a single mother, and a working class woman struggling with sexism at work. Through sharing their experience of living as women in Nigeria, Ada is able to find some healing and reconcile with her husband.[8]

The show debuted in January 2020.[10][13]

The show was performed at MUSON Centre, Onikan, Lagos from April 15 to 18, 2022.[2][5][6] The show was directed by Kemi Lala-Akindoju.[9]

In October 2022 Doyenne Circle brought the show to Abuja, where it was performed at the Musa Yaradua Centre on 21 and 22 October.[9][11] This staging was directed by Kenneth Uphopho.[9]