Black Plays
by Yvonne Brewster

Name: Black Plays
Brand: Yvonne Brewster
SKU: 9780413614704
Rating: 5 (1 reviews)

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Highlights

British Black History

Why we like it

"'Black Plays' offers a vital exploration of cultural narratives, making it an essential contribution to the black box theatre repertoire."

From: Black Box Theatre Scripts

What readers are saying

Readers appreciate the diverse representation of British Black culture found in the plays. Many highlight the engaging narratives and character depth, particularly praising 'Scrape Off The Black' as a standout piece in the collection.

Diverse representation of Black cultureEngaging narrativesStrong character developmentMixed opinions on overall collection quality

Synopsis

With Black Plays, Yvonne Brewster clearly demonstrated the need for a regular anthology to record the vitality of Black playwriting.

For her second volume she has selected The Dragon Can't Dance, adapted from a novel by Earl Lovelace in which the inhabitants of Port of Spain, Trinidad, prepare to live out their dreams on Carnival Night; Winsome Pinnock's A Rock in Water, an energetic chronicle play about activist Claudia Jones, one of the founders of the Notting Hill Carnival; Blood, Sweat and Fears by Maria Oshodi which focuses on the problems of the ten per cent of Britain's black population who suffer from sickle cell anaemia and Job Rocking by Rastafarian poet Benjamin Zephaniah, a 'dub' opera set in and around a new style job club designed to sell the idea of work to the unemployed.