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The Methuen Drama Guide to Contemporary South African Theatre (Paperback)
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The Methuen Drama Guide to Contemporary South African Theatre (Paperback)
Series: Guides to Contemporary Drama
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South Africa has a uniquely rich and diverse theatre tradition
which has responded energetically to the country's remarkable
transition, helping to define the challenges and contradictions of
this young democracy. This volume considers the variety of theatre
forms, and the work of the major playwrights and theatre makers
producing work in democratic South Africa. It offers an overview of
theatre pioneers and theatre forms in Part One, before
concentrating on the work of individual playwrights in Part Two.
Through its wide-ranging survey of indigenous drama written
predominantly in the English language and the analysis of more than
100 plays, a detailed account is provided of post-apartheid South
African theatre and its engagement with the country's recent
history. Part One offers six overview chapters on South African
theatre pioneers and theatre forms. These include consideration of
the work of artists such as Barney Simon, Mbongeni Ngema, Phyllis
Klotz; the collaborations of William Kentridge and the Handspring
Puppet Company; the work of Magnet Theatre, and of physical and
popular community theatre forms. Part Two features chapters on
twelve major playwrights, including Athol Fugard, Reza de Wet, Lara
Foot, Zakes Mda, Yael Farber, Mpumelelo Paul Grootboom, Mike van
Graan and Brett Bailey. It includes a survey of emerging
playwrights and significant plays, and the book closes with an
interview with Aubrey Sekhabi, the Artistic Director of the South
African State Theatre in Pretoria. Written by a team of over twenty
leading international scholars, The Methuen Drama Guide to
Contemporary South African Theatre is a unique resource that will
be invaluable to students and scholars from a range of different
disciplines, as well as theatre practitioners.
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