Highlighted in this volume is the detective play The Inspector and
the Hero by Femi Osofisan, one of Africa's leading playwrights. The
play has until now only been published in Nigeria. This open issue
of African Theatre is a departure from the traditional themed
format to showcase the plethora of styles, approaches and
perspectives that populate the contemporary field of African
theatre studies, with contributions from Ethiopia, Malawi, Nigeria,
South Africa and Ghana. Focusing mainly on case studies,
contributors engage a variety of performance forms, ranging from
investigations into radical dramatic and popular musical
performances, through "street theatre" (festivals and masquerade
shows) and pop culture, to consideration of applied theatre, dance,
audience, cultural performances and folktales. Articles address
African American and African cultural dialogue; choreographic
study; the carnivalization of indigenous African festivals; the
stigmatization of disability; the performance of nationality, as
well as orality and African performance aesthetics. Highlighted in
this volume is the playscript of the detective play The Inspector
and the Hero by Femi Osofisan, one of Africa's foremost
playwrights. Volume Editor: CHUKWUMA OKOYE Series Editors: Yvette
Hutchison, Reader, Department of Theatre & Performance Studies,
University of Warwick; Chukwuma Okoye, Reader in African Theatre
& Performance, University of Ibadan; Jane Plastow, Professor of
African Theatre, University of Leeds.
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