Mohammed ben Abdallah (playwright)

[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.

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