BARRICADE

A political play staging the Nazi takeover of Germany with an eye on India.

Although Utpal Dutt is acknowledged as a trailblazer of post-Independence Indian theater, English readers have not had access to the range and wealth of his drama. Barricade is a political play that stages the Nazi takeover of Germany in 1933 with an eye on India. Today, the surge to power of far-right parties and fundamentalist fanaticism across the world means that the co-option of democracy and civil society that led to Nazi fascism can happen again--or indeed has already happened--granting Barricade its immediate urgency. Equipped with an introduction analyzing its historical context, this translation of Barricade is also a very rare product in dramatic literature, collating both the printed original as well as a documented performance of the production directed by Dutt.

About the author

Utpal Dutt (1929-1993) was one of India's most important playwrights, theater directors, and actors.

Product details

• Authors: Utpal Dutt, Ananda Lal
• Assisted by: Ananda Lal (Translation)
• Publisher: Seagull Books London Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.09.2022
• EAN: 9781803090511
• ISBN: 978-1-80309-051-1
• No. of pages: 132
• Dimensions: 217 mm x 128 mm x 11 mm
• Weight: 166 g
• Series: THE INDIA LIST
• Subject: Fiction > Poetry, drama