In the play, Soyinka was deeply influenced by Ogun, the Yoruba god of war, which has characterised his works. Above Wole Soyinka’s literary contributions are immense and timeless.

Could Wole be said to be a lucky young chap ... Before he returned to Nigeria in 1960, Mr. Soyinka’s play – The Invention – premiered at Royal Court Theatre, London. Not real­ly a huge ...

he revealed that the play had been forming in his mind for years before he finally wrote it in a record two and a half days. Related News Wole Soyinka’s biopic, ‘Eni Ogun’ premieres in Lagos ...

Nobel Laureate Professor Wole Soyinka on Saturday disclosed he wrote ... which has proved to me one of the most successful plays I’ve ever written. “But the important thing, and that’s ...

Wole Soyinka’s drama has only been staged a handful of times in the UK – most recently by Rufus Norris at the National Theatre in 2009 – and it’s easy to see why. It’s a dense play that ...

Nobel Prize-winning poet and playwright Wole Soyinka examines what we are afraid of and whether fear itself could be the greatest danger to the fabric of society.

The play was written in the mid Seventies by Wole Soyinka, who was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1986. Wale Ojo will play the role of Elesin Oba, the King’s Horseman, and Kehinde ...

Wole Soyinka, one of Africa’s most celebrated ... and the African Writers Series became my best friends. When I wanted to play, I read. I come from a family of teachers, so books were my staple ...

Go and play soccer if you like ... benefitted from the immense experience of this literary colossus, Prof. Wole Soyinka . He said the fact that the Universal Basic Education Commission ...