Babafemi Adeyemi Osofisan
, b. 1946
Babafemi Adeyemi Osofisan, born on the on June 6, 1946, is a school teacher, lay reader and church organist. He attended primary and secondary school, both in Ile-Ife and Ibadan and thereafter continued his studies in the University of Ibadan. From there, he did his post-graduate studies from 1972-1973 at the Sorbonne, Paris and later returned to Ibadan where he obtained his PhD after researching on the origins of drama in West Africa. In most of his works, he lampoons on the tyrannical rulers and autocratic governments. In 2016, Osofisan became the first African to win the coveted Thalia Prize awarded by the International Association of Theatre Critics. He has produced three prose works, Ma’ami, Abigail and Cordelia. His plays include Once Upon Four Robbers (1980), Morountodun and Other Plays (1983), Ajor Plays 2 (2003), and Women of Owu (2006). Presently, he teaches Theatre Arts at Kwara State University in Nigeria.
Source:
Awodiya, Muyiwa P., The Drama of Femi Osofisan: A Critical Perspective, Kraft Books, 1995.
Bio prepared by Divine Che Neba, University of Yaoundé 1, nebankiwang@yahoo.com and Gerald Neba Ambe, University of Yaoundé 1, nebaambegerald@yahoo.com
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