Love of Money

Love of Money is a play by Kola Ogunmola, a prominent Nigerian actor, director, and playwright. Ogunmola was a key figure in developing Yoruba folk opera into a serious theatre form. His plays often featured gentle social satires that humorously pointed out human weaknesses.1

Love of Money, also known by its Yoruba title Ife Owo, depicts the struggles of a polygamous husband dealing with the greed of his second wife. This play, like many of Ogunmola's works, uses biblical themes and Yoruba folklore within a Christian and moralizing context. Ogunmola's theatre blended mime, colorful costumes, traditional drumming, music, and folklore, often addressing Nigerian themes and understood by audiences through translated synopses.12