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Wole Soyinka (1934-) [1]. Nigerian playwright and Nobel Laureate.

He is the author of plays such as The Jero Plays, The Swamp Dwellers, Death and the King's Horseman, The Lion and the Jewel, King Baabu (directed by the author, Baxter Theatre 2002) and A Play of Giants, all of which have been performed in South Africa.

He was a guest lecturer in South Africa a number of times after 1994.

Tucker, 1997.

Theatre programmes of various productions held by NELM.

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-'''SOYINKA, Wole''' (1934-). Nigerian playwright and Nobel Laureate. ** Was a guest lecturer in South Africa a number of times after 1994, and in 200* staged his play *** at the [[Baxter Theatre]]. A number of his other plays have been professionally staged in the country over the years since the lapsing of the cultural boycott, including ''[[Death and the King’s Horseman]]'' ([[PACT]], 1992), ** ** *
+[[Wole Soyinka]] (1934-) [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wole_Soyinka]. Nigerian playwright and Nobel Laureate.
+==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance==
+He is the author of plays such as ''[[The Jero Plays]]'', ''[[The Swamp Dwellers]]'', ''[[Death and the King's Horseman]]'', ''[[The Lion and the Jewel]]'', ''[[King Baabu]]'' (directed by the author, [[Baxter Theatre]] 2002) and ''[[A Play of Giants]]'', all of which have been performed in South Africa.
+He was a guest lecturer in South Africa a number of times after 1994.
 == Sources ==
-Tucker, 1997
+[[ESAT Bibliography Tra-Tz|Tucker]], 1997.
+Theatre programmes of various productions held by [[NELM]].
+== Return to ==
 Return to [[ESAT Personalities S]]