{"product_id":"contemporary-african-plays-9780413723307","title":"Contemporary African Plays","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eContemporary African Plays\u003c\/strong\u003e by Mtwa, Percy. paperback edition. ISBN: 9780413723307.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eContemporary African Plays, edited with Introductions by Martin Banham and Jane Plastow of Leeds University, is a collection of some of the most exciting plays from the past twenty-five years of African theatre, spanning the continents rich and disparate regional and cultural traditions. Included in this collection are three of the most significant plays of this century plus three brilliant plays which will be new to Western audiences:\n\nDeath and the Kings Horseman - A masterpiece from the Nobel-prize-winning Nigerian writer Wole Soyinka\n\nWoza Albert! - A skilful and devastating political satire from South Africa by the writers\/performers Percy Mtwa and Mbongeni Ngema and Market Theatre director, the late Barney Simon\n\nAnowa - A powerful tale from Ghana which tells of a womans plight and oppression by Ama Ata Aidoo\n\nThe Chattering and the Song - An ingenious radical drama from the popular Nigerian playwright Femi Osofisan\n\nThe Rise and Shine of Comrade Fiasco - A witty political allegory about post-colonial Zimbabwe, by Andrew Whaley\n\nThe Other War - An extraordinary insight into Africas longest liberation war, by the Eritrean playwright Alemseged TesfaiThe only current anthology to survey the rich variety of contemporary African drama\n\nThe plays included in this volume are: Death and the Kings Horseman by Wole Soyinka; Anowa by Ama Ata Aidoo; The Chattering and the Song by Femi Osofisan; The Rise and Shine of Comrade Fiasco by Andrew Whaley; Woza Albert! by Percy Mtwa, Mbongeni Ngema and Barney Simon; and The Other War by Alemseged Tesfai.\nContemporary African Drama brings together some of the best writers writing from an African viewpoint today.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Methuen Drama","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44425924083765,"sku":"ByrdShop_0413723305","price":32.63,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780413723307_25467318-92cf-43c9-90ee-97377bc4b2b9_e0e76dfa-710e-4e7a-b9ef-0efd1a6e1ecf.jpg?v=1790248253","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/contemporary-african-plays-9780413723307","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}