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Wole Oguntokun Is Dead by FuglyGurl(f): 5:20pm On Mar 28
Nigerian playwright, producer, director and culture advocate, Wole Oguntokun has died.

Oguntokun died in Canada on Wednesday, though details of his death are sketchy. He was aged 57.

Though trained as a lawyer at the Obafemi Awolowo University and the University of Lagos, Oguntokun was known as a quintessential playwright and director who displayed so much passion for theatre and popularised it.

Not only was he known for his incisive plays that often tackled pressing social issues, he was also famous as a producer and director.

Before he relocated to Canada, he had created the annual Season of Soyinka, which is entering its 9th season. In each season, the plays of the Nobel Laureate Professor Wole Soyinka, are staged at Terra Kulture in Lagos. His works, which resonated with audiences globally for their depth and cultural significance, received international recognition. He was also a fellow of many international theatrical bodies.

Not only was Oguntokun a multiple award- winner, he produced and directed plays by many of Nigeria’s best-known playwrights including Soyinka’s (Kongi’s Harvest, Madmen & Specialists, The Lion and the Jewel, The Swamp Dwellers, Death and the King’s Horseman, The Strong Breed, Childe Internationale, Camwood on the Leaves, The Jero Plays); Osofisan’s Morountodun, Once Upon Four Robbers, The Engagement, The Inspector and the Hero; Professor Ola Rotimi’s The Gods Are Not To Blame; Zulu Sofola’s King Emene, Wedlock of the Gods, Wizard of Law, as well as Athol Fugard’s Sizwe Banzi is Dead.

Known for his tireless passion and enthusiasm for theatre, his career was marked by a series of notable achievements. It included the establishment of the Theatre Republic in Lagos, a creative space that has nurtured countless Nigerian artistes and performers. His commitment to the arts was unwavering, and he played a pivotal role in promoting Nigerian theatre on the world stage.

His plays, characterised by their poignant storytelling and sharp wit, have been staged in various countries, bringing Nigerian narratives to a broader audience.


https://saharareporters.com/2024/03/28/renowned-nigerian-playwright-wole-oguntokun-dead

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Re: Wole Oguntokun Is Dead by SoNature(m): 5:22pm On Mar 28
I thought it was one famous Wole, but thank God he's not the person. But then, God created us equally, so RIP to Woke Oguntokun! cry

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Re: Wole Oguntokun Is Dead by Holluwhakemmy(f): 5:23pm On Mar 28
Eyah may his soul rest in perfect peace
Re: Wole Oguntokun Is Dead by Cosbyrich: 5:27pm On Mar 28
FuglyGurl:


https://saharareporters.com/2024/03/28/renowned-nigerian-playwright-wole-oguntokun-dead

lol
You are a badt guy. cheesy
Thought it was Wọlé Soyinka ..

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Re: Wole Oguntokun Is Dead by Chrisrare: 5:32pm On Mar 28
We don't know him

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Re: Wole Oguntokun Is Dead by insidelife22(m): 5:33pm On Mar 28
Thought it was one wole like dat...

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Re: Wole Oguntokun Is Dead by LOVEALAIGBO: 5:34pm On Mar 28
Click bait!

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Re: Wole Oguntokun Is Dead by Idun2024(f): 5:35pm On Mar 28
Hmm
Re: Wole Oguntokun Is Dead by VeryWickedGoat: 5:48pm On Mar 28
Wrong Wole.

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Re: Wole Oguntokun Is Dead by nairavsdollars(f): 5:50pm On Mar 28
You dey craze ool..you made me think it's Wole Soyinka

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Re: Wole Oguntokun Is Dead by Penguin2: 5:53pm On Mar 28
VeryWickedGoat:
Wrong Wole.
Seriously, the wrong Wole 😏
Re: Wole Oguntokun Is Dead by budaatum: 5:54pm On Mar 28
He rests in peace.

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Re: Wole Oguntokun Is Dead by happney65: 5:58pm On Mar 28
Saw it earlier on Joy Is Bewaji's page and was wondering who was he until I saw he was a playwright and writer too like Joy

May he rest in peace

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Re: Wole Oguntokun Is Dead by Fattprince23: 6:10pm On Mar 28
FuglyGurl:


https://saharareporters.com/2024/03/28/renowned-nigerian-playwright-wole-oguntokun-dead
That sizwe bansi is dead, I read it in sec school then but my mates all say it's boring including the virtuous woman and the last duty but I find them fascinating though it took me weeks to finish the last 2. Well I guess because any book I understand I feel they are interesting even movies. But the books they say interesting though I read them but they lack depths and feel too childish for me so I find them can't say boring but not funny especially the comedies in them.

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Re: Wole Oguntokun Is Dead by money121(m): 6:11pm On Mar 28
Ok
Re: Wole Oguntokun Is Dead by BobbyZrealist(m): 6:11pm On Mar 28
Pgirigory:
Alright , Rest in peace and to those that wish wole Soyinka dead because their candidate lost election, they will die before him

You mean Wole the cultist.....who originated cultism that has taken the lives of thousands of Nigerian youth.
A bloody smelly cultist.

Shameless Man!!

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Re: Wole Oguntokun Is Dead by chaddy16: 6:11pm On Mar 28
rip sir. Let's be good always. Death is the guaranteed future for every man.
Re: Wole Oguntokun Is Dead by triple996(m): 6:11pm On Mar 28
some people rush to this thread to celebrate thinking it was whole soyinka, grin
Las Las God pass them

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Re: Wole Oguntokun Is Dead by Adeagaol: 6:12pm On Mar 28
Rip
Re: Wole Oguntokun Is Dead by Zxcvbnmghtr: 6:12pm On Mar 28
cry
Re: Wole Oguntokun Is Dead by philiancoop(m): 6:13pm On Mar 28
Wole in peace
Re: Wole Oguntokun Is Dead by Pgirigory: 6:13pm On Mar 28
njjh
Re: Wole Oguntokun Is Dead by hslbroker2(m): 6:14pm On Mar 28
SoNature:
I thought it was one famous Wole, but thank God he's not the person. But then, God created us equally, so RIP to Woke Oguntokun! cry

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Re: Wole Oguntokun Is Dead by thesicilian: 6:14pm On Mar 28
VeryWickedGoat:
Wrong Wole.
Your name is well chosen. Especially the last part.

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Re: Wole Oguntokun Is Dead by GodHimself: 6:15pm On Mar 28
If you've frequented stage plays in Lagos over the past 10+ years, you would know him.

May his soul rest in perfect peace.


FuglyGurl:


https://saharareporters.com/2024/03/28/renowned-nigerian-playwright-wole-oguntokun-dead

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Re: Wole Oguntokun Is Dead by MajorOvakporaye(f): 6:15pm On Mar 28
I even thought it was Wole Soyinka, the notorious cultist who laid the foundation for the destruction of Nigerian higher institutions.
Re: Wole Oguntokun Is Dead by Raylight2(m): 6:16pm On Mar 28
VeryWickedGoat:
Wrong Wole.
which of them are you expecting to die VeryWickedGoat?

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Re: Wole Oguntokun Is Dead by MuslimIgbo: 6:17pm On Mar 28
RIP
Re: Wole Oguntokun Is Dead by MightySparrow: 6:19pm On Mar 28
Omoluabi ìn life and death

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Re: Wole Oguntokun Is Dead by Toluwanise247(m): 6:25pm On Mar 28
Rest in peace

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