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About the Author
Femi Osofisan is an internationally lauded playwright, scholar, poet, novelist, actor, director, songwriter, and activist and Professor Emeritus of Theatre Arts at the University of Ibadan. Osofisan was awarded the Thalia Prize in 2016. He has published five novellas, six volumes of poetry, and more than 50 plays. CHRISTINE MATZKE, Lecturer in African Literatures and Cultures, Humboldt-University, Berlin.
Reviews
This lively collection of essays documents important aspects of the rich and varied history of theatrical practice in Africa. * MATUTU *
Offers a varied, refreshing view of theater companies from multiple perspectives. [...] The multiple micro histories of theater companies documented here provide a lucid and often riveting account of the eclectic, boundary-breaking work in African theater, including the numerous challenges particular to each. * RESEARCH IN AFRICAN LITERATURES *
Book Information
ISBN 9781847015006
Author Martin Banham
Format Paperback
Page Count 192
Imprint James Currey
Publisher James Currey