Mohammed ben Abdallah (playwright), Date of Birth, Place of Birth
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Ghanian writer
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Place of Birth: Kumasi, Ashanti Region, Ghana
About Mohammed ben Abdallah (playwright)
- 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.
- His works portray postcolonial drama that integrates both indigenous and European themes relevant in contemporary African societies.
- 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.
- Ben Abdallah held cabinet positions during the Military government of the Provisional National Defence Council.
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