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Season 2026/27
Marian Road, Calabar

Opus TheatreCompany, Calabar

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Journal

From the rehearsal room and the box office.

Diaries from the making of each play, essays from the company and news from the building.

Latest

Entries.

Rows of empty seats in the dark

From the director, 12 Oct 2026

Why the balcony costs less than a plate of fish

On ticket prices, full houses and who a theatre is for.

News, 18 Sep 2026

Season 2026/27 announced

Four plays, two premieres and our first family Christmas show in five years.

Short note

Writers, 2 Sep 2026

Six writers chosen for the spring workshop week

From Calabar, Uyo, Ogoja and Port Harcourt, writing in English and Pidgin.

Short note

Schools, 15 Aug 2026

A record term for the schools programme

Thirty one schools, three thousand pupils and one very full car park.

Short note

Building, 20 Jul 2026

New seats in the balcony

Wider, padded and with more knee room. Row P is now our favourite row.

Short note

The playbill

One letter a month.

First news of each play, priority booking for friends and the occasional rehearsal photo. No more than once a month.

In pictures

Last season.

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A performer dancing alone on a dark stage
Dancers in traditional dress performing outdoors
An audience gathering in the foyer
The stage behind a red curtain
Performers in traditional dress at the curtain call
Padded seats in the stalls

Press

Writing about Opus.

Critics and journalists are welcome at the second performance of every play. Press tickets, images and cast details are available from the box office.

Email hello@opustheatre.example with your publication and the date you would like. Example details for this demo.

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