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African theatre, effectively, the theatre of Africa south of the Sahara that emerged in the postcolonial era—that is to say, from the mid-20th century onward. It is not possible to talk of much African theatre as if it fell into discrete historical or national patterns. Colonial boundaries ignored
Even decades after graduating in Performing Arts from the University of Ilorin, it is impossible to forget Dr Yemi Ogunbiyi’s Drama and Theatre in Nigeria: a critical sourcebook. I do not know what they teach in the history of theatre in Nigerian classes these days, but this voluminous book was the locus classicus for the subject in my days in school. Now reading Femi Akintunde-Johnson’s Reflections on Nigeria’s Movie Industry: salute to pioneering creativity & perseverance. Unlike Ogunbiyi, the man we fondly call FAJ did not set out to produce a reference document of academic dimens...