Pgnrun Ikdęt Ktel sun

The plays explore the idea of tragedy from Yoruba cultural performance; the people's beliefs about human fate and their faith in the gods. This collection of the If Quartet of plays - Pgnrun (The Cactus), Ikdt (Cannot be Trapped by Death), Ktel (nickname for hunchback or deformed people) and sun (River Goddess) - provide insight into the rich ambience of mythological, artistic and performance heritage that nuture the dramatic oeuvre of frontline African literary dramatists.