Betrayal In The City By Francis Mbuga Betrayal In The City By Francis Mbuga It was Kenya’s national entry to the second world Black and African Festival of Art and Culture in Lagos, Nigeria in 1977. It is a play within a play we have the play where Jusper is the main character and it … Read more
THE TRIALS OF BROTHER JERO BY WOLE SOYINKA THE TRIALS OF BROTHER JERO BY WOLE SOYINKA 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 with a monologue from Brother Jero in which … Read more
THE DILEMMA OF A GHOST BY AMA ATA AIDOO 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 grandmother. Akyere: His elder aunt. … Read more
THE GOVERNMENT INSPECTOR BY NIKOLAI GOGOL 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 – Postmaster. ¨ Peter Ivanovitch (Dobchinsky) ¨ Peter Ivanovitch (Bobchinsky) ¨ Stepan Ilyitch –Police … Read more
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 Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o. First produced in Kenya in 1977, the story depicts a farmer who is tricked into risking his land due to … Read more
HOW TO ANSWER QUESTIONS ON PLAYS | SAMPLE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ON PLAYS 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 of life experience. (Necta 2010 … Read more
THE BLACK HERMIT | PLAY 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 problems hence cause deaths in the society. The book also talks about ignorant people who solve their … Read more
THIS TIME TOMORROW | PLAY 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 led to protest which is the major theme of the play though there are also … Read more
THE LION AND THE JEWEL | PLAY THE LION AND THE JEWEL | PLAY TITLE: THE LION AND THE JEWEL PLAYWRIGHT: WOLE SOYINKA SETTING: AFRICAN VILLAGE OF ILUJINLE YEAR OF PUBLICATION: 1963 PUBLISHER: OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS BOOK SUMMARY Generally the play talks … Read more
THREE SUITORS ONE HUSBAND | PLAYS 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 because it is witty or humorous. I.e. it may make you laugh. The Title “Three suitors one … Read more