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African plays bring the rich storytelling traditions of the continent to the stage — from post-colonial dramas and political satire to vibrant community theatre rooted in oral narrative. Explore scripts by African playwrights that illuminate the diversity of experience across the continent, offering powerful material for companies seeking world theatre with depth and vitality.

Contemporary Plays By African Women by Niqabi Ninja The Lion and the Jewel by Wole Soyinka Death And The King's Horseman by Wole Soyinka After Independence by May Sumbwanyambe King Baabu by Wole Soyinka Death And The King's Horseman by Wole Soyinka Woza Albert by Percy Mtwa From Zia, With Love ; And, A Scourge Of Hyacinths by Wole Soyinka Plays From The Arab World by Elyse Dodgson Soyinka Plays: 2 by Wole Soyinka Six Plays by Wole Soyinka Sorrows And Rejoicings by Athol Fugard Madmen And Specialists by Wole Soyinka Russian Trilogy by Reza De Wet Plays One by Reza De Wet Athol Fugard's Valley Song by Athol Fugard 5 Egyptian-Arabic One Act Plays by Karl-g Prasse

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