Efua Sutherland

Efua Theodora Sutherland was a Ghanaian playwright, director, children's author, poet and dramatist. Her best-known works include Foriwa, Edufa, and The Marriage of Anansewa. She founded the Ghana Drama Studio, the Ghana Society of Writers, the Ghana Experimental Theatre, and a community project called the Kodzidan. She was an influential figure in the establishment of modern Ghanaian theatre, and helped to establish the study of African performance traditions at university level.