African Theatre manuscripts and papers assembled by Martin Banham
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Type of record: Archive
Title: African Theatre manuscripts and papers assembled by Martin Banham
Classmark: MS 1748
Creator(s): Banham, Martin()
Date(s): 1944-2015
Language: English; Edo; Yoruba; French
Size and medium: manuscript papers, newspaper cuttings, pamphlets, postcards, journals, typescript papers, photographs, photocopies, programmes, CD-R, flyer, volumes; 15 boxes
Persistent link: https://explore.library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/8709
Collection group(s): Performing Arts Collections
Description
Includes plays by African dramatists, BBC African theatre scripts, journals, reports, newpaper cuttings, academic papers and theatre programmes. These relate particularly to Nigeria. Contains some correspondence with Martin Banham including some letters from Dev Virahsawmy, a Mauritian playwright.
Biography or history
Martin Banham, formerly Professor of Theatre and Drama Studies at the University of Leeds, taught at University College, Ibadan, Nigeria from 1956 to 1966. Maintaining an interest in the theatre and performance culture of Africa, he has published works including 'African Theatre Today' (London, 1976), 'The Cambridge Guide to African and Caribbean Theatre' (Cambridge 1994, 2004), and 'A History of Theatre in Africa' (Cambridge, 2005).
Provenance
The archives were donated by Martin Banham.
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