The dramatist in residence at the Royal Court Thea
The dramatist in residence at the Royal Court Theater during the late 1950's, his prison experiences were commemorated in The Man Died.  Also author of poetic volumes such as A Shuttle in the Crypt, he is also noted for his novel, The Interpreters and as the founder of  both the Orisun Theater Company and the group known as the 1960 Masks.  With his serious plays including Requiem for a Futurologist, Madmen and Specialists, The Swampdwellers, and Kongi's Harvest, he has also written the comedic Brother Jero series.  FTP, name this Nigerian playwright and author of The Lion and the Jewel.
The dramatist in residence at the Royal Court Theater during the late 1950's, his prison experiences were commemorated in The Man Died.  
Wole Soyinka