Theatre matters : performance and culture on the world stage
A team of theatre historians and dramatists explore how theatre has a dynamic and often difficult relationship with societies and states, arguing positively that theatrical activity can make a difference in a political and social context
Print Book, English, 1998
Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK, 1998
Aufsatzsammlung
xxii, 203 pages ; 24 cm.
9780521630542, 9780521634434, 0521630541, 0521634431
38061532
Foreword: a letter from Kingston Wole Soyinka; 1. Introduction Jane Plastow; 2. 'The Revolution as Muse': drama as surreptitious insurrection in a post-colonial, military state Femi Osofisan; 3. Making theatre for a change: two plays of the Eritrean liberation struggle Jane Plastow and Solomon Tsehaye; 4. Race matters in South African theatre Ian Steadman; 5. Dreams of violence: moving beyond colonialism in Canadian and Caribbean drama Christopher Innes; 6. The French-speaking Caribbean: journeying from the native land Carole-Anne Upton; 7. 'Binglishing' the stage: a generation of Asian theatre in England Jatinder Verma; 8. Popular theatre for the building of social awareness: the Indian experience Jacob Srampickal and Richard Boon; 9. The promise of performance: True Love/Real Love Paul Heritage; 10. Making America or making revolution: the theatre of Ricardo Halac in Argentina George Woodyard.