Efua Sutherland
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1924 – 1996
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Who was Efua Sutherland?
Efua Theodora Sutherland was a Ghanaian playwright, children's author, and dramatist. Her best-known works include Foriwa, Edufa, and The Marriage of Anansewa. She founded the Ghana Drama Studio, the Ghana Society of Writers, the Ghana Experimental Theatre, and a community project called the Kodzidan. She was an influential figure in the establishment of modern Ghanaian theatre, and helped to establish the study of African performance traditions at university level.
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- Born
- Jun 27, 1924
Cape Coast - Also known as
- Efua Theodora Morgue
- Efua Theodora Sutherland
- Education
- Homerton College, Cambridge
- SOAS, University of London
- Died
- Jan 2, 1996
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on July 23, 2013
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