Mohammed ben Abdallah | |
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Born | Kumasi
[1] | 25 April 1944 (month/day disputed)
Nationality | Ghanaian |
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Notable work | |
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.
Mohammed ben Abdallah | |
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Born | Kumasi
[1] | 25 April 1944 (month/day disputed)
Nationality | Ghanaian |
Alma mater |
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Notable work | |
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.