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This is a collection of six extraordinary plays, all of which experiment with form, subject matter, and genre in order to comment on the modern black experience in terms of culture, politics, and performance. It includes: B is for Black, Moj of the Antarctic, The Sons of Charlie Paora, Brown Girl in the Ring, Something Dark, and 35 Cents.

This Companion offers a comprehensive account of the influence of contemporary British Black and Asian writing in British culture. While there are a number of anthologies covering Black and Asian literature, there is no volume that comparatively addresses fiction, poetry, plays and performance, and provides critical accounts of the qualities and impact within one book. It charts the distinctive Black and Asian voices within the body of British writing and examines the creative and cultural impact that African, Caribbean and South Asian writers have had on British literature. It analyzes...

This Companion offers a comprehensive account of the influence of contemporary British Black and Asian writing in British culture. While there are a number of anthologies covering Black and Asian literature, there is no volume that comparatively addresses fiction, poetry, plays and performance, and provides critical accounts of the qualities and impact within one book. It charts the distinctive Black and Asian voices within the body of British writing and examines the creative and cultural impact that African, Caribbean and South Asian writers have had on British literature. It analyzes...

Plays included are: A Bitter Herb by Kwame Kwei-Armah (Introduced by Dr. Fiona Peters, Goldsmiths), The Far Side by Courttia Newland (Introduced by Burt Caesar), Identity by Paul Antony Morris (Introduced by Patricia Cumper, Talawa), Mary Seacole by SuAndi (introduced by Dr. Mina Kasavani, University of Athens), Absolution by Malika Booker Urban Afro-Saxons by Patricia Eldridge and Kofi Ageyomi.

This indispensable overview of modern black British drama spans seven decades of distinctive playwriting from the 1950s to the present. Interweaving social and cultural context with close critical analysis of key dramatists' plays, leading scholars explore how these dramatists have created an enduring, transformative and diverse cultural presence.