Bakare Babatunde Allen is from Ifaki in Ekiti State, Nigeria. He earned a BA (Hons), Certificate in Dramatic Arts and Certificate in Music at Obafemi Awolowo University Ile-Ife between 1996 and 2003. In 2005, Dr. Bakare obtained a certificate in British and Irish Literature at the University of Edinburgh, Scotland.

He completed his Masters of Philosophy in Ibsen Studies at the Centre of Ibsen Studies, University of Oslo, Norway in 2008. He worked as Producer/Scriptwriter for African Independent Television (AIT) Abuja for over 5 years. He completed a PhD in Drama and Theatre Studies at Stellenbosch University, South-Africa in 2018.

He has taught theatre and drama for seven years at Nasarawa State University and Bowen University, Nigeria. Dr. Bakare areas of focus are African Theatre/Drama and Performance, Directing, Media Productions (TV, Radio and Film), Dramatic Literature, Storytelling/African Oral Performance and Literature, Theatre History, African, British, American and Norwegian Literature. Dr. Bakare has published both in local and international journals.