Drama for a New South Africa
Seven Plays, and: African Theatre: Playwrights & Politics (review)
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11646299 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Femi Euba (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2002 |
| Volume | 54 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 671-672 |
| Publication date | 2002-12-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Theatre Journal (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0192-2882 • E-ISSN: 1086-332X |
| Publisher | Project MUSE (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1353/tj.2002.0124 |
| OpenAlex | W2007095148 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
Political theatre of protest and resistance in African drama made its formal mark in the West through increased awareness of the struggle against apartheid and the exposure of black South African plays, such as Woza Albert, to international audiences. Now that apartheid has ended, it is pertinent to be curious about what form the development of theatre will take in the new South Africa, or what changes of attitude are evident in African drama, if any. The two books reviewed here give an idea of such developments. One is a collection of plays from the new South Africa, the other a collection of essays and reviews about African theatre in general. Both describe political activism engendered by new frustrations with, and agitation against, the political institutions of postcolonialism
Art · Drama · Literature · Media studies · Political science · Political theatre · Politics · Resistance (ecology · Sociology · Theatre studies · Gender Studies · History · Law · Theatre and Performance Studies
| Citations per year | 1 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2026 - 2026 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |