Mohammed ben Abdallah (playwright)

Mohammed ben Abdallah (born 1 January 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.

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
Born	(1944-01-01) 1 January 1944 (month/day disputed) Kumasi[1]
Nationality	Ghanaian
Alma mater	University of Ghana (B.A) University of Texas(PhD)
Notable work	The Slaves The Fall of Kumbi The Alien King
Spouse(s)	Akosua Amponsah
Awards	Randolph Edmund's Award of the National Association for Speech and Dramatic Arts[2]

See also

• Ghanaian writers

References

1. Nana Ampon, Fanny (28 June 2007). "Dr Ben Abdallah Stood By His Values". Graphic Online. Modernghana.com. Retrieved April 24, 2015.
2. Perry, Montgomery (Spring 1997). "The Voice of the Slave". Ghana's Theater and its Focus on the Atlantic Slave Trade: 55.
3. Douglas Killam; Ruth Rowe (2010). "Ben-Abdallah, Mohammed". The Companion to African Literatures. James Currey. p. 37. ISBN 978-1-84701-019-3.
4. 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)
5. "The Australasian Review of African Studies" (PDF). African Studies Association of Australasia and the Pacific. XXIV (1). June 2002.