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1. Drama and Theatre StudiesVolume 26 (June 2026)pp. 37–52

   Ritual, Performance and Political Satire in Post-Independence Nigerian Drama

   Tunde O. Adebayo, Ifeoma C. Obi and Kelechi U. Nnamdi

   This article explores how post-independence Nigerian playwrights adapt ritual forms to stage political satire. Through close reading of selected plays and their performance histories, it argues that ritual structure … gives satire a communal authority that protects it from censorship. The paper situates these plays within debates on the social function of African theatre