Theatre matters : performance and culture on the world stage /

A team of theatre historians and dramatists explore how theatre has a dynamic and often difficult relationship with societies and states, arguing positively that theatrical activity can make a difference in a political and social context.

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Other Authors: Plastow, Jane, Boon, Richard
Format: Government Document Book
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1998.
Series:Cambridge studies in modern theatre.
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  • 'Revolution as muse' : drama as surreptitious insurrection in a post-colonial, military state / Femi Osofisan
  • Making theatre for a change : two plays of the Eritrean liberation struggle / Jane Plastow and Solomon Tsehaye
  • Race matters in South African theatre / Ian Steadman
  • Dreams of violence : moving beyond colonialism in Canadian and Caribbean drama / Christopher Innes
  • French-speaking Caribbean : journeying from the native land / Carole-Anne Upton
  • 'Binglishing' the stage : a generation of Asian theatre in England / Jatinder Verma
  • Popular theatre for the building of social awareness : the Indian experience / Jacob Srampickal and Richard Boon
  • Promise of performance : true love/real love / Paul Heritage
  • Making America or making revolution : the theatre of Ricardo Halac in Argentina / George Woodyard.