Details

In a fictional African country, ordinary farmers are competing to grow and sell tobacco against the big people in the Party and Government. One small farmer, Mtema, appears to be able to run a profitable farm and pay his men well. But when competition escalates, he is imprisoned for embezzling the president's tobacco leaving Mrs Mtema to face an uncertain and dangerous future... A rehearsed reading and Q&A with Jack Mapanje

Creatives/Company

Author: Jack Mapanje
Producer: International PEN

The President's Tobacco

The President's Tobacco (Play) production archive for QTIX code T01628371574. Details of all The President's Tobacco archived productions can be found under the QTIX code: S649278029

Archive Listings

19 Apr 09

The Young Vic
West End, Greater London
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