ABSTRACT
MBILE YAYA BITANG During a colloquium organised some years ago by the Cameroon centre of
the International Theatre Institute on the topic: ‘Cameroon theatre: perspectives
and achievements’, Professor Polycarpe Oyie Ndzie described Cameroon theatre
as a forest: we can sometimes see the fascinating movement of its canopy,
but very scarcely does it show to its numerous researchers the secrets of its
inner life.