The Epic Adventure Of Nhamo The Manyika Warrior And His Sexy Wife Chipo

Author : Denton Chikura
Publisher : A&C Black
ISBN 13 : 1472526899
Total Pages : 92 pages
Book Rating : 4.92/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Epic Adventure of Nhamo the Manyika Warrior and his Sexy Wife Chipo written by Denton Chikura and published by A&C Black. This book was released on 2013-10-24 with total page 92 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nhamo you are a legend of African Folklore! Hollywood awaits! With just twenty-four hours to create the ultimate African fable, the superstar cast is missing a hero. Suddenly, a dashing goatherd appears on the horizon . . . Nhamo. Is he The One? Storytelling is turned on its head in this Zimbabwean epic comedy, the exciting new debut from celebrated actor and playwright, Denton Chikura.

Author : Marcus Gardley
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1474280900
Total Pages : 96 pages
Book Rating : 4.07/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Wolf in Snakeskin Shoes written by Marcus Gardley and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2015-11-16 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This fresh take on Molière's Tartuffe, set in a world of fast-food tycoons and megachurches is a wicked new comedy that rocks the foundations of trust, faith and redemption. Given just days to live, multi-millionaire Archibald Organdy rejects costly experimental treatment and opts to face his end surrounded by his loving family. However, things could be about to change. Arriving in Atlanta the flamboyant Archbishop Tardimus Toof, a prophet, preacher and part-time masseur promises to absolve Archibald's sins and heal his disease. But his family suspects there's more to this healer than faith, virtue and snakeskin shoes. This programme text was published to coincides with the world premiere at the Tricycle Theatre, London, which opened on 8 October 2015.

Author : Delia Jarrett-Macauley
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317429435
Total Pages : 203 pages
Book Rating : 4.32/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Shakespeare, Race and Performance written by Delia Jarrett-Macauley and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-08-05 with total page 203 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What does it mean to study Shakespeare within a multicultural society? And who has the power to transform Shakespeare? The Diverse Bard explores how Shakespeare has been adapted by artists born on the margins of the Empire, and how actors of Asian and African-Caribbean origin are being cast by white mainstream directors. It examines how notions of 'race' define the contemporary British experience, including the demands of traditional theatre, and it looks at both the playtexts themselves and contemporary productions. Editor Delia Jarrett-Macauley assembles a stunning collection of classic texts and new scholarship by leading critics and practitioners, to provide the first comprehensive critical and practical analysis of this field.

Author : Tiziana Morosetti
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 3319945084
Total Pages : 246 pages
Book Rating : 4.88/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Africa on the Contemporary London Stage written by Tiziana Morosetti and published by Springer. This book was released on 2018-12-06 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection of essays investigates the way Africa has been portrayed on the London stage from the 1950s to the present. It focuses on whether — and, if so, to what extent — the Africa that emerges from the London scene is subject to stereotype, and/or in which ways the reception of audiences and critics have contributed to an understanding of the continent and its arts. The collection, divided into two parts, brings together well-established academics and emerging scholars, as well as playwrights, directors and performers currently active in London. With a focus on Wole Soyinka, Athol Fugard, Bola Agbaje, Biyi Bandele, and Dipo Agboluaje, amongst others, the volume examines the work of key companies such as Tiata Fahodzi and Talawa, as well as newer companies Two Gents, Iroko Theatre and Spora Stories. Interviews with Rotimi Babatunde, Ade Solanke and Dipo Agboluaje on the contemporary London scene are also included.

Author : Samuel Gallet
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1786829541
Total Pages : 167 pages
Book Rating : 4.42/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Mephisto (A Rhapsody) written by Samuel Gallet and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2019-10-03 with total page 167 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the town of Balbek the far right are about to seize power. At the local theatre, Aymeric dreams of celebrity; Lucas longs for a liberal revolution; Michael is seduced by the extremists; Juliette Demba is in fear for her life. As this political earthquake ripples through the town, Aymeric must make his choice: resist the forces of hatred or harness them for his own success. Based on the real life story of Gustaf Gründgens, whose dreams of fame led him to betray everything, and at the peak of his career, perform Faust for Hitler, Mephisto [A Rhapsody] is a searing contemporary response to Klaus Mann's banned, and fiercely political cult novel. Samuel Gallet's urgent new play asks: what would you sacrifice to do the right thing?

Author : Michael Pearce
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 131742218X
Total Pages : 228 pages
Book Rating : 4.81/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Black British Drama written by Michael Pearce and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2017-07-14 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Black British Drama: A Transnational Story looks afresh at the ways black theatre in Britain is connected to and informed by the spaces of Africa, the Caribbean and the USA. Michael Pearce offers an exciting new approach to reading modern and contemporary black British drama, examining plays by a range of writers including Michael Abbensetts, Mustapha Matura, Caryl Phillips, Winsome Pinnock, Kwame Kwei-Armah, debbie tucker green, Roy Williams and Bola Agbaje. Chapters combine historical documentation and discussion with close analysis to provide an in-depth, absorbing account of post-war black British drama situated within global and transnational circuits. A significant contribution to black British and black diaspora theatre studies, Black British Drama is a must-read for scholars and students in this evolving field.

Author : Danai Gurira
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1786820714
Total Pages : 123 pages
Book Rating : 4.16/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Convert written by Danai Gurira and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2017-01-13 with total page 123 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A young Shona girl escapes an arranged marriage by converting to Christianity, becoming a servant and student to an African Evangelical. As anti-European sentiments spread throughout the native population, she is forced to choose between her family's traditions and her newfound faith.

Author : Francis Turnly
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1474250769
Total Pages : 122 pages
Book Rating : 4.64/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Harajuku Girls written by Francis Turnly and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2015-05-05 with total page 122 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: I don't know a girl who hasn't been groped on a train. There's always someone trying to cop a feel. Might as well get paid for it. On Jingu Bridge in Tokyo, teenage girls dress in cosplay outfits for fun, fashion, and the fantasy of being someone else, but for Mari, Keiko and Yumi, their schooldays are over... In a race to escape from overbearing parents, stifling dead-end jobs and economic deprivation, they find their way to Kabukicho, a district of panty shops, love hotels and image clubs, where every aspect of the body and soul can be bought and sold. Only they can decide how far they're willing to go. As the three young women grow up and apart, they tread a dangerously fine line between empowerment and victimhood as they struggle to pursue their dreams, despite the obstacles that society and tradition put in their way. A fascinating and ambitious play about adolescence, independence and sexuality set in the colourful, fascinating world of Japanese cosplay and style, Harajuku Girls premiered at the Finborough Theatre, London, in February 2015.

Author : May Sumbwanyambe
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 135000796X
Total Pages : 80 pages
Book Rating : 4.63/5 ( download)

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Download or read book After Independence written by May Sumbwanyambe and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2016-07-13 with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Let us not dwell on the past . . . I'm an old man, Charles. Old enough to know the past is only good for one thing – destroying the future. Guy and Kathleen grow their crops, raise their daughter, and pay their taxes. But Africa is changing, country by country. White farmers in Zimbabwe must now answer for history's crimes. When Charles arrives with a smile and a purchase order, there's more than just land at stake. With violence threatening to erupt, he will do whatever it takes to restore their farm to the 'native' population. As truths are revealed and moralities questioned, are things ever more than simply black and white? Inspired by real events in Zimbabwe, May Sumbwanyambe's debut play is an unflinching examination of land ownership, dispossession and justice in a post-colonial world. After Independence received its world premiere at the Arcola Theatre, London, on 4 May 2016, in a production by Papatango Theatre Company.

Author : Liz Tomlin
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1408177293
Total Pages : 344 pages
Book Rating : 4.97/5 ( download)

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Download or read book British Theatre Companies: 1995-2014 written by Liz Tomlin and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2015-02-26 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This series of three volumes provides a groundbreaking study of the work of many of the most innovative and important British theatre companies from 1965 to 2014. Each volume provides a survey of the political and cultural context, an extensive survey of the variety of theatre companies from the period, and detailed case studies of six of the most important companies. Volume Three, 1995-2014, charts the expansion of the sector in the era of Lottery funding and traces the resistant influences of earlier movements in the emergence of new companies and an independent theatre ecology that seeks to reconfigure the mainstream. Leading academics provide case studies of six of the most important companies, including: * Mind the Gap, by Dave Calvert (University of Huddersfield, UK) * Blast Theory, by Maria Chatzichristodoulou (University of Hull, UK) * Suspect Culture, by Clare Wallace (Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic) * Punchdrunk, by Josephine Machon (Middlesex University, UK) * Kneehigh, by Duška Radosavljevic (University of Kent, UK) * Stans Cafe, by Marissia Fragkou (Canterbury Christ Church University, UK)