PLAYS
THE TRIALS OF BROTHER JERO BY WOLE SPYINKA
TITLE: THE TRIALS OF BROTHER JERO
PLAYWRIGHT: Wole Soyinka
Setting: Nigeria
PLOT SUMMARY
The play is divided into five scenes that communicate the playwright’s message.
Scene one:
The scene breaks...
THE DILEMMA OF A GHOST BY AMA ATA AIDOO
TITLE: THE DILEMMA OF A GHOST
PLAWRIGHT: Ama Ata Aidoo
CASTS (Characters)
Ato Yawson: A young Ghanaian graduate.
Eulalie Yawson: Afro-American graduate.
Esi Kom: Ato’s mother
Monka: His sister.
Nana: His...
THE GOVERNMENT INSPECTOR BY NIKOLAI GOGOL
TITLE: THE GOVERNMENT INSPECTOR
PLAYWRIGHT: Nikolai Gogol
SETTING: Russia
Cast of Characters
¨ Anton Antonovitch – Mayor
¨ Artemy Filipovitch – Charity Commissioner
¨ A’mmos Fyodorovitch – Judge.
¨ Luka Lukitch – School Superintendent.
¨ Ivan Koosmitch...
I WILL MARRY WHEN I WANT
I WILL MARRY WHEN I WANT (1986)
Synopsis of the Play
I Will Marry When I Want is a Gikuyu play co-written by Ngũgĩ wa Mirii and...
HOW TO ANSWER QUESTIONS ON PLAYS | SAMPLE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ON PLAYS
Choose two (2) characters, (one each) from any two plays you have read and appreciated and show how they resemble and differ in terms...
THE BLACK HERMIT | PLAY
TITLE: THE BLACK HERMIT
PLAYWRIGHT: NGUGI WATHIONG’O
SETTING: UGANDA AFTER INDEPENDENCE
INTRODUCTION
The Black hermit is a play that talks about how some people run away from their...
THIS TIME TOMORROW | PLAY
PLAY: THIS TIME TOMORROW
PLAYWRIGHT: NGUGI WA THIONG’O
SETTING: UHURU MARKET IN KENYA AFTER INDEPENDENCE
PUBLISHER: KENYA LITERATURE BUREAU
YEAR OF PUBLICATION: 1970
INTRODUCTION
The playwright portrays several issues that...
THE LION AND THE JEWEL | PLAY
TITLE: THE LION AND THE JEWEL
PLAYWRIGHT: WOLE SOYINKA
SETTING: AFRICAN VILLAGE OF ILUJINLE...
THREE SUITORS ONE HUSBAND | PLAYS
TITLE: THREE SUITORS ONE HUSBAND
PLAYWRIGHT: GUILLAUME OYONO -MBIA
SETTING: (MVOUTESI) CAMEROON (1960)
INTRODUCTION
Three suitors one husband appears to be a comedy play...
