Black Women Centre Stage - Diasporic Solidarity in Contemporary Black British Theatre

This book examines the political alliances that are built across the diaspora in contemporary plays written by Black women playwrights in the UK.

List of contents

1. Toward A Theoretical Model Of Solidarity in Black British Theatre 2. Choral Amplification and Theatrical Activism in The Interrogation of Sandra Bland 3. Interpellation and Immersive Theatre. The Limitations of Solidarity in Theresa Ikoko's Girls and Diana Nneka Atuona's Liberian Girl 4. "Let Us Start by Listening". Oppositional Dialogues in Gloria William's Bullet Hole, Charlene James's Cuttin' It, Cora Bissett and Yusra Warsama's Rites and Mojisola Adebayo's Stars 5. In Conversation with Mojisola Adebayo

About the author

Paola Prieto López is Assistant Professor in the Department of English at the Universidad de Oviedo.

Product details

• Authors: Paola Prieto Lopez, Paola Prieto López
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Release: 27.06.2025
• EAN: 9781032494043
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3249404-3
• No. of pages: 162
• Series: Routledge Advances in Theatre & Performance Studies
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Miscellaneous; Ethnic Studies, History, Sociology, Popular Culture, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Gender Studies, PERFORMING ARTS / General, PERFORMING ARTS / Theater / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Black Studies (Global), PERFORMING ARTS / Theater / History & Criticism, PERFORMING ARTS / Theater / Playwriting, PERFORMING ARTS / Acting & Auditioning, Theatre Studies, Humanities, Gender studies, gender groups, Performance Art, Literary studies: plays & playwrights, Black & Asian Studies, Literary studies: plays and playwrights, black women;Theatre