Lekan Balogun

Who is Lekan Balogun?

Lekan Balogun is a Nigerian dramatist and theatre director, along with his contemporary, Wole Oguntokun. His plays include Moremi Ajaasoro, performed as the Western zone’s entry for the Festival of Nigerian Plays; Olofin Ajaye and The Mote in the Eye, NANTAP International Theatre Day, 2008 and 2009/20th Anniversary Play projects; The Rejected Stone, an African retelling of the popular fable Cinderella, Alaafin Kanran, Farewell and Dirty Circle for Royal Court Theatre, London, excerpt performed at the Sloane Square, Jerwood Theatre, London, in 2009 with sponsorship from the British Council, Nigeria & GENESIS Foundation, UK; The Ghost Catcher; Goodbye Yesterday; Our Tomorrow Today; Ijebu 1832; For Heroes and Scoundrels, among others. He wrote and directed a play about Zulu folklore and history in 2008 with the title Shaka, the Zulu legend.