Mohammed ben Abdallah (playwright)
Mohammed ben Abdallah | |
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| Born | 25 April 1944 (month/day disputed) Kumasi[1] |
| Nationality | Ghanaian |
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| Spouse | Akosua Amponsah |
| Awards | Randolph Edmund's Award of the National Association for Speech and Dramatic Arts[2] |
Mohammed ben Abdallah (born 25 April 1944) is a Ghanaian playwright, "the major Ghanaian playwright of his generation".[3] Director and founder of the Legon Road Theatre, he became head of School of Performing Arts at the University of Ghana in 2003.[1] His works portray postcolonial drama that integrates both indigenous and European themes relevant in contemporary African societies.[4][5] Written in 1972, ben Abdullah's first book, The Slaves, became the foremost non-American dramatic play to win the Randolph Edmund's Award of the National Association for Speech and Dramatic Arts.[2] Ben Abdallah held cabinet positions during the Military government of the Provisional National Defence Council.
See also
References
- ^ a b Nana Ampon, Fanny (28 June 2007). "Dr Ben Abdallah Stood By His Values". Graphic Online. Modernghana.com. Retrieved April 24, 2015.
- ^ a b Perry, Montgomery (Spring 1997). "The Voice of the Slave". Ghana's Theater and its Focus on the Atlantic Slave Trade: 55.
- ISBN 978-1-84701-019-3.
- JSTOR 3334590.(subscription required)
- ^ "The Australasian Review of African Studies" (PDF). African Studies Association of Australasia and the Pacific. XXIV (1). June 2002.
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