Mohammed ben Abdallah (playwright)
This article is about a playwright and former Ghanaian cabinet minister. For the 18th-century sultan of Morocco, see Mohammed ben Abdallah.
Mohammed ben Abdallah | |
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Born |
Kumasi[1] | 1 January 1944 (month/day disputed)
Nationality | Ghanaian |
Alma mater |
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Notable work |
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Religion | Islam |
Spouse(s) | Akosua Amponsah |
Awards | Randolph Edmund's Award of the National Association for Speech and Dramatic Arts[2] |
Mohammed ben Abdallah (born 1 January 1944) is a Ghanaian playwright, director and founder of the Legon Road Theatre who 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.[3][4] 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
- Adisa Munkaila
- Ghanaian writers
References
- 1 2 Nana Ampon, Fanny (28 June 2007). "Dr Ben Abdallah Stood By His Values". Graphic Online. Modernghana.com. Retrieved April 24, 2015.
- 1 2 Perry, Montgomery (Spring 1997). "The Voice of the Slave". Ghana’s Theater and its Focus on the Atlantic Slave Trade: 55.
- ↑ ben Abdallah, Mohammed (1972). "Mohammed ben Abdallah and the Legon Road Theater". African Arts. 5 (4): 33–35+63–68+88. doi:10.2307/3334590. 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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