African theatre.
By: editors, Martin Banham, James Gibbs & Femi Osofisan ; guest editor, Jane Plastow ; reviews editor, Martin Banham.
Contributors: Banham, Martin.; Gibbs, James.; Osofisan, Femi.
Publisher: J. Currey; Indiana University Press
Published: 2002
Place of publication: Oxford; Bloomington
Language: eng
Number of pages: 178
Subjects: Theater -- Africa -- History -- 20th century.; African drama -- Women authors -- History and criticism.; Women in the theater -- Africa.; Women and literature -- Africa.
Other titles: Women
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: "I will not cry" : women's theatre in the Algerian diaspora / Laura Chakravarty Box; title: Challenging the master : resisting "male" virtues of the ancient Egyptian goddess Isis in the theatre of Taufik al / Dina Amin; title: Of Suwa houses & singing contests : early urban women performers in Asmara, Eritrea / Christine Matzke; title: Contextualizing women's theatre in Kenya : Alakie Ainyi Mboya's Otongolia & Ari Katini Mwachofi's Mama ee / Mike Kuria; title: Portraits of women in contemporary Ugandan theatre / Mercy Mirembe Ntangaare; title: Drama in her life : the story of Adeline Ama Buabeng / Esi Sutherland-Addy with Ama Buabeng; title: Visibility, eloquence & silence : women & theatre for development in Ghana / Esi Dogbe; title: Contemporary Nigerian theatre : the plays of Stella Oyedepo / Chris Dunton; title: Who can silence her drums : an analysis of the plays of Tess Onwneme / Omofolabo Ajayi; title: Noticeboard / James Gibbs; title: Glass house / Fatima Dike ; with an introduction by Marcia Blumberg; title: Book reviews.