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Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781559362108Author Aime CesaireFormat PaperbackPage Count 69Imprint Theatre Communications Group Inc.,U.S.Publisher Theatre Communications Group Inc.,U.S...

Based on events that took place in Oyo, an ancient Yoruba city of Nigeria, in 1946, Wole Soyinka's powerful play concerns the intertwined lives of Elesin Oba, the king's chief horseman; his son, Olunde, now studying medicine in England; and Simon...

"This play, by the winner of a Nobel Prize for Literature, asks: 'On the authority of what gods' the white aliens rupture the world. It puts exciting political theatre back on the agenda...a masterpiece of 20th century drama" (Guardian) Elesin Oba, the...

Foreword by Naomie Harris How many Black British plays can you name? Inspired by both classical and contemporary plays, The Oberon Book of Monologues for Black Actresses gives readers an insight into some of the best cutting-edge plays written by...

"Based on the Oresteia by Aeschylus In this reworking of Aeschylus' Oresteia, Klytemnestra and Elektra face one another in a dramatic confrontation. Attempts to come to terms with their violent past echo testimonies delivered in Apartheid's wake...

A compelling, surprising new show that turns a spotlight onto Britain's missing histories. Dedicated to the Black Men's Walking Group. Thomas, Matthew and Richard walk. They walk the first Saturday of every month. Walking and talking. But this...

Alan Shelley's study is an accessible but profound analysis of Athol Fugard, his work and its influence, the social injustices that drive him, and the lives of those who people his remarkable plays. Fugard's work retains an insistent influence, and is...

The Nigerian writer Wole Soyinka has been hailed as `one of the finest poetic playwrights who have ever written in English' (Martin Esslin) and `a writer of genius' (Irish Times). The five plays in this collection are linked by their concern with the...

Foreword by Kwame Kwei-Armah How many Black British plays can you name? Inspired by both classical and contemporary plays, The Oberon Book of Monologues for Black Actors gives readers an insight into some of the best cutting-edge plays written by...

Crowning Glory brings together the stories of seven women to explore the meaning of identity and beauty in today's world. This thought-provoking story is sure to make you laugh and cry, and will undoubtedly get you talking after the show.A new play...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780930452612Author Athol FugardFormat PaperbackPage Count 124Imprint Theatre Communications Group Inc.,U.S.Publisher Theatre Communications Group Inc.,U.S...

This anthology offers a full introduction to Renaissance theatre in its historical and political context, along with newly edited and thoroughly annotated texts of the following plays:* The Spanish Tragedy (Thomas Kyd)* Arden of Faversham (Anon.)* Edward...

It's a simple idea, really. 1. Wear a uniform; 2. Protect who you love, what you care about; 3. Let nothing get in your way. Someone mugged Bruce's mum and he is not having it. The shock is still visible in her trembling fingers, rippling out across...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781733644211Author The QueenFormat PaperbackPage Count 174Imprint Queendom Dreams PublishingPublisher Queendom Dreams PublishingWeight(grams)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781559363860Author Athol FugardFormat PaperbackPage Count 240Imprint Theatre Communications Group Inc.,U.S.Publisher Theatre Communications Group Inc.,U.S...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780994163042Author Alan P LandauFormat PaperbackPage Count 268Imprint Alandau P/LPublisher Alandau P/LWeight(grams) 354gDimensions(mm) 210mm * 148mm * 15mm

Speaking Our Selves brings together eight remarkable plays by women writers from the under-represented African countries of Tanzania, Mozambique, Ethiopia, Mali, Burundi, Benin, and Sudan, plus a play by award-winning Ugandan playwright and volume...

The work of renowned Ivoirian playwright Koffi Kwahule has been translated into some 15 languages and is performed regularly throughout Europe, Africa, and the Americas. For the first time, Seven Plays of Koffi Kwahule: In and Out of Africa makes...

The book is a collection of fifteen plays written by Prof. Iyorwuese Hagher, Africa's most politically exposed playwright. This rare collection offers a penetrating insight of corruption and politics in Africa well as the global injustices that plagued...

The Kwagh-hir Theater: A Weapon for Social Action represents a significant milestone in the documentation and theorization of non-Western theater. The book describes how the Tiv people of Nigeria used their indigenous theater to fight against British...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781868887354Author Dominica DipioFormat PaperbackPage Count 242Imprint Unisa PressPublisher Unisa Press

Missing is the story of robert Khalipa, an AnC cadre living in exile, who is very senior in the movement but is left out of the negotiations and almost forgotten in sweden. robert has a wealthy swedish wife, Anna, and a daughter who is a practising...

The work of renowned Ivoirian playwright Koffi Kwahule has been translated into some 15 languages and is performed regularly throughout Europe, Africa, and the Americas. For the first time, Seven Plays of Koffi Kwahule: In and Out of Africa makes...

The Kwagh-hir Theater: A Weapon for Social Action represents a significant milestone in the documentation and theorization of non-Western theater. The book describes how the Tiv people of Nigeria used their indigenous theater to fight against British...

On a ""cold and starless night"" a young pregnant widow, Nandi, arrives in Tin Town, a bleak, drought-stricken place ruled by silence and fear. Little do the inhabitants know that Nandi is carrying the baby who will, in time, change all that. Taken in by...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789987081615Author Bereket Habte SelassieFormat PaperbackPage Count 128Imprint Mkuki na Nyota PublishersPublisher Mkuki na Nyota PublishersWeight(grams) 199g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789956558988Author Kwo Victor Elame MusingaFormat PaperbackPage Count 64Imprint Langaa RPCIGPublisher Langaa RPCIGWeight(grams) 108g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789780390587Author Niyi OsundareFormat PaperbackPage Count 68Imprint Kraft BooksPublisher Kraft BooksWeight(grams) 86gDimensions(mm) 204mm * 127mm * 5mm

The new verbatim drama from the pioneering team behind Guantanamo: Honour Bound to Defend Freedom. Over the last twelve months headlines have been dominated by the growth of Islamic State, and terror attacks claimed by IS have spread across the world...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780962886423Author Osonye Tess OnwuemeFormat PaperbackPage Count 199Imprint African Heritage Press,USPublisher African Heritage Press,USWeight(grams) 158g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780995362864Author Alan P LandauFormat PaperbackPage Count 270Imprint Alandau P/LPublisher Alandau P/LWeight(grams) 358g

Edited by Charles J. Fourie The Playground by Beverly Naidoo | Taxi by Sibusiso Mamba | Green Man Flashing by Mike Van Graan | Rejoice by James Whylie | What the Water Gave Me by Rehane Abrahams | To House by Ashwin Singh A collection of six plays...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789970945306Author Wambalye WeikamaFormat PaperbackPage Count 194Imprint Khamel PublishingPublisher Khamel PublishingWeight(grams) 213gDimensions(mm) 203mm...

Prior to becoming a psychiatrist, Frantz Fanon wanted to be a playwright and his interest in dialogue, narrative and metaphor continued throughout his writing and career. His interest in theatre developed during the years that he was studying medicine,...

Molora - Based on The Oresteia by Aeschylus In this reworking of Aeschylus' Oresteia, Klytemnestra and Elektra face one another in a dramatic confrontation. Attempts to come to terms with their violent past echo testimonies delivered in Apartheid's...

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Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780992961824Author Kemi Atanda IloriFormat PaperbackPage Count 156Imprint Universal BooksPublisher Universal BooksWeight(grams) 219g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780993578182Author Ahmed YerimaFormat PaperbackPage Count 280Imprint Alpha Crownes PublishingPublisher Alpha Crownes PublishingWeight(grams) 140g