The National's Olivier arena has been converted into the Lagos Shrine where, in the 1970s, Fela Anikulapo-Kuti, the Nigerian creator of Afrobeat, held court, smoked hash, and through his music subverted his country's dictatorship until 1,000 Nigerian troops raided the club.
Director/choreographer Bill T Jones's show, first seen in New York, is infectious stuff, full of pelvis-gyrating dance and deliciously naff '70s outfits worn by the outrageously talented Sahr Ngaujah in the title role. It peaks and drifts in the overlong final third, but resistance to the rhythm is futile.