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Contemporary Plays by African Women: Niqabi Ninja; Not That Woman; I Want to Fly
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- Book Title
- Contemporary Plays by African Women: Niqabi Ninja; Not That Woman
- Publication Date
- 2019-01-24
- Pages
- 344
- ISBN
- 9781350034518
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN-10
1350034517
ISBN-13
9781350034518
eBay Product ID (ePID)
242769632
Product Key Features
Number of Pages
344 Pages
Language
English
Publication Name
Contemporary Plays by African Women : Niqabi Ninja; Not That Woman; I Want to Fly; Silent Voices; Unsettled; Mbuzeni; Bonganyi
Publication Year
2019
Subject
Women Authors, Theater / Playwriting, General, African
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Drama, Performing Arts
Series
Methuen Drama Play Collections
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
1 in
Item Weight
15.7 Oz
Item Length
8.5 in
Item Width
5.4 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Scholarly & Professional
LCCN
2018-032010
Reviews
A rare treasure chest of dynamic and challenging new plays. For theatre practitioners, this book offers diverse works with opportunities for interesting staging and sharp direction. For female actors, there is a selection of strong, unique and complex lead roles ... For scholars these works are a rich source of material for critical reflection and debate., This volume is an important one for the voices of African women playwrights. The theatrical information it contains should be invaluable to directors, companies and festivals interested in producing the work it features., "A rare treasure chest of dynamic and challenging new plays. For theatre practitioners, this book offers diverse works with opportunities for interesting staging and sharp direction. For female actors, there is a selection of strong, unique and complex lead roles ... For scholars these works are a rich source of material for critical reflection and debate." -- South African Theatre Journal "This volume is an important one for the voices of African women playwrights. The theatrical information it contains should be invaluable to directors, companies and festivals interested in producing the work it features." -- Critical Stages
Dewey Edition
23
Series Volume Number
7
Dewey Decimal
822.920809287
Table Of Content
Niqabi Ninja by Sara Shaarawi Bonganyi by Sophie Kwachuh Mempuh Unsettled by JC Niala Silent Voices by Adong Judith I Want To Fly by Thembelihle Moyo Mbuzemi by Koleka Putuma Not That Woman by Tosin Jobi-Tume
Synopsis
This volume uniquely draws together seven contemporary plays by a selection of the finest African women writers and practitioners from across the continent, offering a rich and diverse portrait of identity, politics, culture, gender issues and society in contemporary Africa. Niqabi Ninja by Sara Shaarawi (Egypt) is set in Cairo during the chaotic time of the Egyptian uprising. Not That Woman by Tosin Jobi-Tume (Nigeria) addresses issues of violence against women in Nigeria and its attendant conspiracy of silence. The play advocates zero-tolerance for violence against women and urges women to bury shame and speak out rather than suffer in silence. I Want To Fly by Thembelihle Moyo (Zimbabwe) tells the story of an African girl who wants to be a pilot. It looks at how patriarchal society shapes the thinking of men regarding lobola (bride price), how women endure abusive men and the role society at large plays in these issues. Silent Voices by Adong Judith (Uganda) is a one-act play based on interviews with people involved in the LRA and the effects of the civil war in Uganda. It critiques this, and by implication, other truth commissions. Unsettled by JC Niala (Kenya) deals with gender violence, land issues and relations of both black and white Kenyans living in, and returning to, the country. Mbuzeni by Koleka Putuma (South Africa) is a story of four female orphans, aged eight to twelve, their sisterhood and their fixation with death and burials. It explores the unseen force that governs and dictates the laws that the villagers live by. Bonganyi by Sophia Kwachuh Mempuh (Cameroon) depicts the effects of colonialism as told through the story of a slave girl: a singer and dancer, who wants to win a competition to free her family. Each play also includes a biography of the playwright, the writer's own artistic statement, a production history of the play and a critical contextualisation of the theatrical landscape from which each woman is writing., This volume uniquely draws together seven contemporary plays by a selection of the finest African women writers and practitioners from across the continent, offering a rich and diverse portrait of identity, politics, culture, gender issues and society in contemporary Africa. Book jacket.
LC Classification Number
PR9347.C656 2019
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