Efo Kodjo Mawugbe Explained

Efo Kodjo Mawugbe
Birth Date:21 April 1954
Birth Place:Kumasi, Ghana
Death Place:Accra, Ghana
Nationality:Ghanaian
Education:Mawuli School
Alma Mater:University of Ghana
Occupation:Writer
Notable Works:Prison Graduates

Efo Kodjo Mawugbe (21 April 1954 – 14 September 2011) was a Ghanaian award-winning playwright and director of the National Theatre of Ghana. He was also a judge of TV3's Ghana's Most Beautiful Television show.[1] [2] [3] Efo Kodjo Mawugbe as started a theatre company called Theater Kilimanjaro in the early 1990s.

Education

Efo Kodjo Mawugbe was a student of Mawuli School where he got his General Certificate of Education (GCE) Ordinary and Advanced Levels before proceeding to study Theatre Arts at the University of Ghana from 1975 to 1978. He later studied a certificate programme in Theatre Management and Audience Development at the British Council in Glasgow and London. In 1991, Mawugbe pursued a certificate course in Senior Management Development at the Ghana Institute of Public Management (GIMPA). He also studied at the Bauff Centre for Management, Calgary, Canada in 1995.

Selected works

Awards

Efo Kodjo Mawugbe was awarded in the BBC World Service and British Council International Radio Playwriting Competition 2009 for his play, Prison Graduates.[4] [5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 28 May 2012. Efo Kodjo Mawugbe Takes A Bow. 1 August 2020. News Ghana. en-US.
  2. Web site: Efo Mawugbe Now Heads The National Theatre. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200222145231/https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/entertainment/Efo-Mawugbe-Now-Heads-The-National-Theatre-187185 . 22 February 2020 . 1 August 2020. www.ghanaweb.com. en.
  3. Web site: Online. Peace FM. TRAGIC!!! Efo Kodjo Mawugbe Is Dead. 1 August 2020. Peacefmonline.com – Ghana news.
  4. Web site: BBC – Press Office – 2009 International Radio Playwriting Competition winners. 1 August 2020. www.bbc.co.uk.
  5. Web site: 18 August 2009. Efo Kodjo Mawugbe wins BBC play writing award. 1 August 2020. MyJoyOnline.com. en-US.