Mohammed ben Abdallah (playwright) explained

Mohammed ben Abdallah
Birth Date:	25 April 1944 (month/day disputed)
Birth Place:	Kumasi
Nationality:	Ghanaian
Alma Mater:	University of Ghana (B.A) University of Texas(PhD)
Notable Works:	The Slaves The Fall of Kumbi The Alien King
Spouse:	Akosua Amponsah
Awards:	Randolph Edmund's Award of the National Association for Speech and Dramatic Arts

Mohammed ben Abdallah (born 25 April 1944) is a Ghanaian playwright, "the major Ghanaian playwright of his generation".^[1] Director and founder of the Legon Road Theatre, he became head of School of Performing Arts at the University of Ghana in 2003.^[2] 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.^[5] Ben Abdallah held cabinet positions during the Military government of the Provisional National Defence Council.

See also

• Ghanaian writers

Notes and References

1. Book: Douglas Killam. Ruth Rowe. The Companion to African Literatures. 2010. James Currey. 978-1-84701-019-3. 37. Ben-Abdallah, Mohammed.
2. Web site: Dr Ben Abdallah Stood By His Values . Modernghana.com . Graphic Online . 28 June 2007 . April 24, 2015 . Nana Ampon, Fanny.
3. 3334590 . Mohammed ben Abdallah and the Legon Road Theater . ben Abdallah, Mohammed . African Arts . 1972 . 5 . 4 . 33–35+63–68+88 . 10.2307/3334590.
4. The Australasian Review of African Studies . African Studies Association of Australasia and the Pacific . June 2002 . XXIV . 1.
5. The Voice of the Slave . Perry, Montgomery . Ghana's Theater and its Focus on the Atlantic Slave Trade . Spring 1997 . 55.