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Speak Love - Ẹnu Ọ̀rọ̀ Ìfẹ́: A Stage-Cinematic Play About Marriage, Silence, and the Courage to Speak Love
Paperback
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: Apr 3 2026
Pages: 56
Weight: 0.19
Height: 0.12 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
In Lagos, 1977, a quiet marriage begins to fracture not from hatred, but from silence.
Adewale and Modupe share a home, a history, and a love that neither of them dares to speak aloud. Their days move with routine politeness, careful distance, and words that never arrive.
Then one ordinary afternoon changes everything.
On his way to buy a Valentine's gift for his wife, Adewale is struck in a market accident and pulled to the edge of death. In a hospital washed in white silence, Modupe confronts the terrifying weight of everything she never said.
But somewhere between life and the unseen world, a deeper truth is revealed:
Only spoken love can call a soul back.
Blending theatre, poetry, Yoruba cultural symbolism, music, and spiritual reflection, Speak Love - Ẹnu Ọ̀rọ̀ Ìfẹ́ unfolds as a stage-cinematic play where homes, streets, hospitals, and spirits become witnesses to the dangerous habit of silence.
Through multiple households and voices across Lagos, the play reveals a powerful truth:
When love is hidden, regret grows.
When love is spoken, even death must listen.
This unforgettable dramatic work is both a love story and a cultural meditation on communication, marriage, and emotional courage.
Speak it.
Before time answers for you.
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