African Theatre: Playwrights & PoliticsMartin Banham, James Morel Gibbs, James Gibbs, Femi Osofisan Indiana University Press, 2001 - 291 Seiten This second annual volume in the African Theatre series focuses on the intersection of politics and theatre in Africa today. Topics include the remarkable collaboration between Horse and Bamboo, a puppet theatre company based in the United Kingdom, and Nigerian playwright Sam Ukala that was inspired by the infamous execution of Nigerian playwright Ken Saro-Wiwa and other Ogoni activists; the plays of Femi Osofisan; and plays by Ghanaian playwrights Joe de Graft and Mohammed Ben-Abdallah. African Theatre features the work of Mauritian playwright Dev Virahsawmy and includes an interview with him, reviews of an English production of his play, Toufann, as well as the translated playscript. Reports of workshops and conferences, reviews, and news of the year in African theatre make this volume a valuable resource for anyone interested in current issues in African drama and performance. |
Inhalt
From a playwrights notebook | 3 |
Ife convocation plays as politics | 18 |
Once Upon Four Robbers | 33 |
Joe de Graft the Ghana cultural revival | 65 |
Mohammed BenAbdallah at fifty | 84 |
Interviews with Dev Virahsawmy Michael Walling | 109 |
Translating The Tempest | 125 |
Aimé Césaires Une tempête | 139 |
Puppets Politics | 155 |
Making Sense Project | 181 |
Playscript | 217 |
Theatre Reviews | 255 |
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