Going to the Theatre (Musical)

At three minutes notice on Friday night Helen & were included in a trip with others in the house to a musical at the British Council in town. The journey in the big 4 x 4 Toyota range rover took nearly an hour through the dark crowded streets. At one sharp corner one wheel came off the road and plunged into a three foot deep storm drain. Within seconds, half a dozen boys were at the corner of the vehicle, lifting, and in no time the vehicle was back on the road. The boys were at the window clammering for payment and our driver pulled 15,000 leones (£3) from his pocket and thrust them into the hands of one of them to distribute. Others rushed to the scene to cash in, but he drove off, the whole event taking less than 30 seconds!

The musical was well choreographed and entertaining. It was the story of a teenager who was lured into street life by a loudmouth. The choral team tried to correct his ways, but unsuccessfully. His mother died and he then he repented, but too late, and his father also died. Fun! We understood hardly a word of the Krio, but got the gist of the story.