Orji Chidozie

Romance of misery Orji Chidozie

"Romance of misery" is a play written in a typical African setting. Though it has limited Afro-centric contest as the characters indubitably transmuted in a pragmatic manner, the dilemma envisage in our human predominant societies. The play captures the misery which befalls Nkechi as she struggled to gain admission into the prestigious University of Nigeria Nsukka, Enugu state. And the emotional disconnect that erupted in all the facet of her life as her mother turned to be a thorn on her flesh. More so, the play captures various act of life struggle by the youths in Nigeria, as a result of political cum environmental discontent. The play also unveiled the success thereof, when diligence, hard work and creativity is initiated in a particular contest.