First performance 19 July 2014 Genre History | ||
Date premiered July 19, 2014 (2014-07-19) Subject Autobiographical works of Wole Soyinka | ||
Ẹni Ògún was a stage play performed in celebration of Wole Soyinka's 80th birthday. The play which lasted for two days was performed at Muson Centre and was written and directed by Wole Oguntokun.
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Background
As part of activities lined up to mark the birthday of Soyinka, Ẹni Ògún was performed based on his autobiographical works. The play explores through Soyinka's childhood which was characterized by his strict father, "wild Christian" mother and the loss of his sister Folashade and it also centres on his political ambition and his literary works. Ẹni Ògún was also based on three books published by Soyinka which included– The Years of Childhood, Ibadan: the Penkelemes Years and You Must Set Forth at Dawn.
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References
Ẹni Ògún Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA