Osofisan's work is characterized by

Osofisan's work is characterized by two features that might appear mutually contradictory :an absorption in theatrical form that leads to the use of elaborate framing devices, multiple disjunctions in tone and in narrative flow, the use of role play and the play-within-the-play; and a commitment to the probing of social and economic injustices in Nigeria that consistently places the aspirations of the underprivileged as his drama's central reference point.