496 Pages
by
Routledge
484 Pages
by
Routledge
496 Pages
by
Routledge
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This collection of contemporary postcolonial plays demonstrates the extraordinary vitality of a body of work that is currently influencing the shape of contemporary world theatre. This anthology encompasses both internationally admired 'classics' and previously unpublished texts, all dealing with imperialism and its aftermath. It includes work from Canada, the Carribean, South and West Africa,... Read more
Pink - Judith Thompson, THe Hungry Earth - Maishe Maponya, Ubu and the Truth Commission - Jane Taylor with William Kentrdige and The Handspring Puppet Company, The Strong Breed - Wole Soyinka, Once Upon Four Robbers - Femi Osofisan, Anowa - Ama Ata Aidoo, Pantomime - Derek Walcott, QPH - Sistren Theatre Collective, Hayavadana - Girish Karnad, Harvest - Manjula Padmanabhan, 1984 Here and Now - Kee Thuan Chye, Details Cannot Body Wants - Chin Woon Ping, Inside the Island - Jimmy Chi and Knuckles, Nga Pou Wahine - Briar Grace-Smith, The Conversion of Ka'ahumanu - Victoria Kneubuhl, The Rez Sisters - Tomson Highway, Fronteras Americanas (American Borders) - Guillermo Verdecchia, Somewhere over the Balcony - Charabanc
Biography
Helen Gilbert lectures in Drama and Theatre Studies at the University of Queensland. She is co-author of Post Colonial Drama: Theory, Practice and Politics.






