Black and Asian Plays - Anthology

A play collection with an introduction by Afia Nkrumah and bibliography by Susan Croft Featuring five works by prominent Black and Asian playwrights.

About the author

Wayne Buchanan trained as an actor at Oval House Youth Theatre. His theatre credits include: Bitter and Twisted, Zumbi, and Temporary Rupture (Black Theatre Co-op), Nine Night (Umoja), Foxtrot in the Sand (African People's Theatre) and Two (Oval House). His writing credits are: Vengeance staged in 1998, nominated for an EMMA Award and voted best play of 1998 by The New Nation newspaper. His second play Under Their Influence was first staged in May 2000 at Oval House Theatre and received Time Out Critics' Choice. He is one of the founders of Kushite Theatre Company.

Summary

Five outstanding new plays by Black and Asian writers in a collection frequently used in schools and colleges to explore contemporary society, identity, globalisation, the mental health system and discrimination.

Product details

• Authors: Parv Bancil, Wayne Buchanan, Michael McMillan, Manjula Padmanabhan, Shelley Silas
• Assisted by: Cheryl Robeson (Editor), Cheryl Robson (Editor)
• Publisher: Aurora Metro Publications
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 09.10.2000
• EAN: 9780953675746
• ISBN: 978-0-9536757-4-6
• No. of pages: 320
• Dimensions: 153 mm x 209 mm x 19 mm
• Weight: 398 g
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books > Non-fiction books / Non-fiction picture books > Art, music; Fiction > Poetry, drama > Drama; Humanities, art, music > Art > Theatre, ballet