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Efo Kodjo Mawugbe

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Efo Kodjo Mawugbe
Born21 April 1954
Kumasi, Ghana
Died14 September 2011(2011-09-14) (aged 57)
Accra, Ghana
NationalityGhanaian
EducationMawuli School
Alma materUniversity of Ghana
OccupationWriter
Notable workPrison Graduates

Efo Kodjo Mawugbe (21 April 1954 – 14 September 2011 ) was a Ghanaian award-winning playwright and director of the National Theatre of Ghana. He was also a judge of TV3's Ghana's Most Beautiful Television show.[1][2][3] Efo Kodjo Mawugbe as started a theatre company called Theater Kilimanjaro in the early 1990s.

Education

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Efo Kodjo Mawugbe was a student of Mawuli School where he got his General Certificate of Education (GCE) Ordinary and Advanced Levels before proceeding to study Theatre Arts at the University of Ghana from 1975 to 1978. He later studied a certificate programme in Theatre Management and Audience Development at the British Council in Glasgow and London. In 1991, Mawugbe pursued a certificate course in Senior Management Development at the Ghana Institute of Public Management (GIMPA). He also studied at the Bauff Centre for Management, Calgary, Canada in 1995.[3]

Selected works

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  • In the Chest of a Woman (Play), Isaac Books & Stationery Services, 2008.
  • My Father's Song (Fiction), Afram Publications, 2015.
  • Prison Graduates, Afram Publications, 2015

Awards

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Efo Kodjo Mawugbe was awarded in the BBC World Service and British Council International Radio Playwriting Competition 2009 for his play, Prison Graduates.[4][5]

References

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  1. ^ "Efo Kodjo Mawugbe Takes A Bow". News Ghana. 28 May 2012. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
  2. ^ "Efo Mawugbe Now Heads The National Theatre". www.ghanaweb.com. Archived from the original on 22 February 2020. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
  3. ^ a b Online, Peace FM. "TRAGIC!!! Efo Kodjo Mawugbe Is Dead". Peacefmonline.com – Ghana news. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
  4. ^ "BBC – Press Office – 2009 International Radio Playwriting Competition winners". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
  5. ^ "Efo Kodjo Mawugbe wins BBC play writing award". MyJoyOnline.com. 18 August 2009. Retrieved 1 August 2020.