Voices in the Creation of an Indigenous Trinidad and Tobago Theatre

This book explores how, from the mid-20th century, a new form of theatre that emerged in Trinidad and Tobago as its playwrights came to mine the Afro-Creole Trinidadian folk milieu.

List of contents

Introduction 1. The Emergence of Folk Expression 2. Women: Identity and Agency 3. Theatrical Developments Over Time. Conclusion

About the author

Patrick Brennan holds a PhD in English Literatures from the University of Wollongong, Australia. His studies also include a First Class Honour's degree and a Bachelor of Arts (Distinction) in English Literatures, also from the University of Wollongong. His research interests are literature studies, literary criticism, modern literature, comparative literature, critical theory, cultural studies, and film criticism.

Product details

• Authors: Patrick Brennan, Brennan Patrick
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 15.04.2025
• EAN: 9781032770918
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3277091-8
• No. of pages: 246
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Theatre, ballet; Dance, PERFORMING ARTS / Theater / General, ART / Caribbean & Latin American, ART / Performance, PERFORMING ARTS / Dance / General, Trinidad and Tobago, Theatre Studies, Performance Art