Uploaded March 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Grip Am, written by the legendary Ola Rotimi, is more than just a play, it is a full-contact sport between your conscience and your survival instincts where nobody’s wearing protective gear. This deliciously uncomfortable drama drags us into a world where right and wrong are having a serious identity crisis and our students have wrestled Nigerian Pidgin English, a language so vibrant it practically dances and so brutally honest, it makes uncomfortable truths sound like poetry into performances that will make you laugh, gasp and probably argue with your seat-mate about impossible moral choices. Ola Rotimi wrote this to shake us awake and force us to ask: What would you sacrifice for security?
Where’s your moral line and is it permanent or just a suggestion? Fair warning: after watching this play, you will learn some Pidgin, question your assumptions and gain a deeper, messier, more honest understanding of the beautifully flawed, morally complicated humans we all pretend not to be.
Hold tight, it’s going to be one heck of a ride and yes, you’re welcome for the free language lesson.
Enjoy the TIS' adaptation of Ola Rotimi's "Grip Am".
Grip Am, written by the legendary Ola Rotimi, is more than just a play, it is a full-contact sport between your conscience and your survival instincts where nobody’s wearing protective gear. This deliciously uncomfortable drama drags us into a world where right and wrong are having a serious identity crisis and our students have wrestled Nigerian Pidgin English, a language so vibrant it practically dances and so brutally honest, it makes uncomfortable truths sound like poetry into performances that will make you laugh, gasp and probably argue with your seat-mate about impossible moral choices. Ola Rotimi wrote this to shake us awake and force us to ask: What would you sacrifice for security?
Where’s your moral line and is it permanent or just a suggestion? Fair warning: after watching this play, you will learn some Pidgin, question your assumptions and gain a deeper, messier, more honest understanding of the beautifully flawed, morally complicated humans we all pretend not to be.
Hold tight, it’s going to be one heck of a ride and yes, you’re welcome for the free language lesson.
Enjoy the TIS' adaptation of Ola Rotimi's "Grip Am".
