The Phantom by El Osas Iyalekhue - an accidental dramatization of class consciousness.

Every dramatic piece I write brings me a fresh piece of experience. And because I have long matured above the age of confining myself by the shenanigans  of ideological enjoyment, I write as driven by my muse. I never bother about what drama must do or not do. So when I decided to write The Phantom, it was by dramatic fate that it turned out a radical leftist play. I am however bloody crazy about what this has produced. Expressing Marxist ideo-aesthetics, The Phantom enforces class consciousness, while criticizing Nigerian attitudes to live theatre and artistes. The play further criticizes the attitude of theatre artistes and other artistes to the appreciation of artistic creators and creation.
Like most of my plays, it is an one act play in one scene.

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