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BY
OSIEGBU SANDRA
JULY, 2016
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Certification……………………………..…………………………………………....iii
Dedication………………..………………………………………………………..….iv
Acknowledgements…………..………..………………………………………….…...v
Table of Contents………………………………………………………………...........vi
Abstract……………………………..…………………………..…………………...viii
CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION
1.1 Background to the Study....................................................................................... 1
1.2 Statement of Problem ........................................................................................... 3
1.3 Significance of the Study ...................................................................................... 4
1.4 Rationale for the Study ......................................................................................... 4
1.5 Objective of the Study .......................................................................................... 4
1.6 Scope of the Study ................................................................................................ 4
1.7 Research Method .................................................................................................. 4
1.8 Limitations of the Study ....................................................................................... 4
CHAPTER TWO: LITERATURE REVIEW
2.1 Technique............................................................. Error! Bookmark not defined.
2.2 Playwriting ........................................................... Error! Bookmark not defined.
CHAPTER THREE: RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
3.1 The Author’s Biography ....................................... Error! Bookmark not defined.
3.2. Interview with the Playwright ................................... Error! Bookmark not defined.
3.3 Techniques Used in Iredi War .............................. Error! Bookmark not defined.
CHAPTER FOUR: ANALYSIS OF DATA AND PRESENTATION
4.1 The Story.............................................................. Error! Bookmark not defined.
4.2 Themes................................................................. Error! Bookmark not defined.
4.3 Titles .................................................................... Error! Bookmark not defined.
4.4 Language .............................................................. Error! Bookmark not defined.
4.5 Characters ............................................................ Error! Bookmark not defined.
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ABSTRACT
This study focuses on the technique of playwriting using Iredi War as a study. Its major focus
is on the techniques of folkism, which was propounded by Sam Ukala and in which Iredi War
was written. The work is done in five chapters. Chapter one is based on introduction, chapter
two is the review of related literature, chapter three is based on the research method, using the
sociological and literary methods. Chapter four is based on data analysis and presentation while
chapter five concludes the work. This study will provide the academic insight and information
needed to reinforce the creative impetus of prospective writers. Upcoming playwrights need to
participate in the act of Folkism because, it help in opening new vistas and in promoting African
dramaturgy. Also, folklore should be taught in schools so that students will be enlightened with
their culture and tradition.
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CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
The ability to share his views with other human beings has led man into devising
various means of communication. One of such means is the art of writing plays or drama which
writing that are valued as work of arts especially novels, plays and poems. Drama originated
from the Greek word, “Dran”, (something done). Drama deals with action, it is an art piece to
be interpreted on stage before an audience. It can as well be referred to as the art of writing,
Play can be traced as far back to the ancient Greeks, those playwright like Aeschylus,
Sophocles, Euripides, Aristophanes wrote both comedy and tragedy and these plays stood out
and are still read today. The person who writes a play is known as a playwright, h gives creative
expression to a work of art in the form of a play; he uses his creative imagination to express an
idea, feeling or experience in the form of a play for audience appreciation. The playwright
achieve his goal through a creative integration of various dramatic component into an artistic
whole. These elements which include thought, content, form and style give his works
Writing creatively in whatever genre of literature spring from the desire to be read. The
artist shapes his materials from experience into a conscious work of art, he utilises the
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techniques and forms, which evolved in the cause of history and represent the community’s
heritage.
The form of a work of art unites the creative activity of the individual with the historical
evolved culture of the community in which he lives and works. Artistic forms are undergoing
continuous change and modification. The process is determined by the climax of culture and
its changing function in the community life. Therefore, form is the key to social meaning of a
work of art.
All playwrights have their methods towards their plays. Their dramatic structure or
composition may quite differ. This is not consensus among writer as to where to begin. Some
may prefer to begin with a storyline or a plot outline. Others may choose to begin with a real
event and write the play to explain why that event occurred. Some writers begin with a
theoretical effect or an idea from a new theoretical expression, some write entirely from
personal experience while some other writers adapt a story or legend, others, a biography of a
famous person, others a play by an earlier playwright and others simply expand upon a
remembered dream.
begins with a document such as the transcript of a trial or committee hearing. Other
documentary form might begin with a tape recorder and situation contrived by the playwright.
Some are compilation of materials written over the course of many years or collected from
many sources.
Writers tend to begin with whatever work for them and accord with their immediate
aim. All playwrights have their theories in their plays. It can also be their techniques in
playwriting. Sam Ukala has done well with his own innovative styles of dramaturgy known as
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derived from traditional African folktale aesthetics. The traditional African performance is a
joint performance of the story teller and the audience. It makes use of music, dance, storytelling
and mime. The plot is simple, language is familiar but imagistic. In his plays, he made use of
These laws of aesthetic response which Ukala has postulated, is an invaluable guide to
the performance of the folk play. This can be seen in the play Iredi War. Iredi War is a folk
script play that thrives on the evils of colonisation and it was constructed by the principles of
folkism. Therefore, it should be noted that this project will focus on Ukala’s techniques in play
Although much has been written about Sam Ukala and his works, the same is not
applicable to this award winning play Iredi War and the techniques he used in it.
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The project hopes to address the lapses in playwriting. It will be beneficial to artists,
This study will help to throw more light on Ukala’s techniques in playwriting,
especially as it concern his latest award winning play, Iredi War. This is why the project is
This study is meant to educate beginners on Ukalas’ technique. It will expose the
The scope of the study is strictly confined to the play, Iredi War. The literary and the
In carrying out this research work, the sociological and the literary methods will be
used in order to have an accurate result. The literary method will be used in the area of literature
review, which are books while the sociological method will be used in terms of oral interview
The researchers’ greatest challenge is finance which was not available to carry out the
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