Ola Rotimi | |
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| Born | Olawale Gladstone Emmanuel Rotimi 13 April 1938 Sapele, British Nigeria |
| Died | 18 August 2000 (aged 62) |
| Occupation | Playwright, director. head of department of creative arts at the University of Port Harcourt, lecturer at Obafemi Awolowo University, Nigeria; has also served as visiting professor, playwright, and director in Germany and Italy, as well as at DePauw University and Wabash College. |
| Education | Boston University (BFA) Yale University (MFA) |
| Period | 1938–2000 |
| Notable works | The Gods Are Not to Blame, Ovonramwen Nogbaisi, and The Epilogue |
Olawale Gladstone Emmanuel Rotimi, best known as Ola Rotimi (13 April 1938 – 18 August 2000),[1] was one of Nigeria's leading playwrights and theatre directors. He has been called "a complete man of the theatre[2] – an actor, director, choreographer and designer – who created performance spaces, influenced by traditional architectural forms."[3]
- ^ "Ola Rotimi", in Hans M. Zell, Carol Bundy, Virginia Coulon, A New Reader's Guide to African Literature, Heinemann Educational Books, 1983, p. 474.
- ^ "20 years on...remembering Ola Rotimi, a complete man of the theatre". The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News. 15 August 2020. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
- ^ Martin Banham, Obituary: "Ola Rotimi – Playwright who put Nigeria's dramas on the stage", The Guardian, 17 October 2000.