Black and Asian Theatre in Britain
Black and Asian Theatre in Britain is an unprecedented study tracing the history of ‘the Other’ through the ages in British theatre. The diverse and often contradictory aspects of this history are expertly drawn together to provide a detailed background to the work of African, Asian, and Caribbean d...
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| description | Black and Asian Theatre in Britain is an unprecedented study tracing the history of ‘the Other’ through the ages in British theatre. The diverse and often contradictory aspects of this history are expertly drawn together to provide a detailed background to the work of African, Asian, and Caribbean diasporic companies and practitioners. Colin Chambers examines early forms of blackface and other representations in the sixteenth century, through to the emergence of black and Asian actors, companies, and theatre groups in their own right. Thorough analysis uncovers how they led to a flourishing of black and Asian voices in theatre at the turn of the twenty-first century. Figures and companies studied include: Ira Aldridge Henry Francis Downing Paul Robeson Errol John Mustapha Matura Dark and Light Theatre The Keskidee Centre Indian Art and Dramatic Society Temba Edric and Pearl Connor Tara Arts Yvonne Brewster Tamasha Talawa. Black and Asian Theatre in Britain is an enlightening and immensely readable resource and represents a major new study of theatre history and British history as a whole. |
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| spelling | doab-20.500.12854ir-364912025-03-17T07:14:17Z Black and Asian Theatre in Britain Chambers, Colin Asian; Black; Britain; History; Theatre thema EDItEUR::A The Arts::AT Performing arts::ATD Theatre studies Black and Asian Theatre in Britain is an unprecedented study tracing the history of ‘the Other’ through the ages in British theatre. The diverse and often contradictory aspects of this history are expertly drawn together to provide a detailed background to the work of African, Asian, and Caribbean diasporic companies and practitioners. Colin Chambers examines early forms of blackface and other representations in the sixteenth century, through to the emergence of black and Asian actors, companies, and theatre groups in their own right. Thorough analysis uncovers how they led to a flourishing of black and Asian voices in theatre at the turn of the twenty-first century. Figures and companies studied include: Ira Aldridge Henry Francis Downing Paul Robeson Errol John Mustapha Matura Dark and Light Theatre The Keskidee Centre Indian Art and Dramatic Society Temba Edric and Pearl Connor Tara Arts Yvonne Brewster Tamasha Talawa. Black and Asian Theatre in Britain is an enlightening and immensely readable resource and represents a major new study of theatre history and British history as a whole. 2021-02-10T14:36:21Z 2021-02-10T14:36:21Z 2020-08-19T14:29:29Z 2011 book OCN: 1257086625 https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/41323 9780415365130 9780415375986 https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/36491 eng open access Taylor & Francis Routledge fa69b019-f4ee-4979-8d42-c6b6c476b5f0 Chapter 8 1980s and beyond 9780415365130 9780415375986 Routledge open access |
| spellingShingle | Asian; Black; Britain; History; Theatre thema EDItEUR::A The Arts::AT Performing arts::ATD Theatre studies Black and Asian Theatre in Britain |
| title | Black and Asian Theatre in Britain |
| title_full | Black and Asian Theatre in Britain |
| title_fullStr | Black and Asian Theatre in Britain |
| title_full_unstemmed | Black and Asian Theatre in Britain |
| title_short | Black and Asian Theatre in Britain |
| title_sort | black and asian theatre in britain |
| topic | Asian; Black; Britain; History; Theatre thema EDItEUR::A The Arts::AT Performing arts::ATD Theatre studies |
| topic_facet | Asian; Black; Britain; History; Theatre thema EDItEUR::A The Arts::AT Performing arts::ATD Theatre studies |
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