Post-colonial Drama: Theory, Practice, Politics

The first full-length study to address the ways in which performance has been instrumental in resisting the continuing effects of imperialism. Brings to bear the latest theoretical approaches from post-colonial and performance studies.Post-Colonial Drama is the first full-length study to address the ways in which performance has been instrumental in resisting the continuing effects of imperialism. It brings to bear the latest theoretical approaches from post-colonial and performance studies to a range of plays from Australia, Africa, Canada, New Zealand, the Caribbean and other former colonial regions. Some of the major topics discussed include:* the interactions of post-colonial and performance theories* the post-colonial re-stagings of language and history* the specific enactments of ritual and carnival* the theatrical citations of the post-colonial bodyPost-Colonial Drama combines a rich intersection of theoretical approaches with close attention to a wide range of performance texts.