Introduction

The peculiarities of the Nigerian female dramatists and her creativity need to be studied. woman has been socialised from birth and raised to be a wife and a mother; to be a “second fiddle.” She is seen as a producer and a nurturer to perpetrate and prolong the male lineage. Burdened with such responsibility, the prospect of writing may be far from her lists. Traditional Nigerian societies have roles differentiations for both men and women. In the age of the Theatre Travelling Troupes of Nigeria, the stronger troupes were owned and directed by men. Modern Nigerian dramatic literature written in English started with male writers such as James Ene Henshaw, Wole Soyinka, J. P. Clark and Ola Rotimi. Zulu Sofola was the only woman who joined the group. Drama and dramatic production seem to be the forte of men. The fact is made more obvious by the staggering number of males in the profession.