Synopsis
Amma's new play, The Last Amazon of Dahomey, opens at The National Theatre.
- Channel: BBC Radio 4
- Broadcast year: 2020
- Type: Adaptation of Girl, Woman, Other by Bernardine Evaristo
Licence: ERA Licence required
UK only
Staff and students of licensed education establishments only
Cannot be adapted
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