{"product_id":"the-methuen-drama-book-of-mustapha-matura-9781408131244","title":"The Methuen Drama Book of Plays by Black British Writers: Welcome Home Jacko; Chiaroscuro; Talking in Tongues; Sing Yer Heart Out ...; Fix Up; Gone To","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Methuen Drama Book of Plays by Black British Writers\u003c\/i\u003e provides an essential anthology of six of the key plays that have shaped the trajectory of British black theatre from the late-1970s to the present day. In doing so it charts the journey from specialist black theatre companies to the mainstream, including West End success, while providing a cultural and racial barometer for Britain during the last forty years.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt opens with Mustapha Matura's 1979 play \u003ci\u003eWelcome Home Jacko \u003c\/i\u003ewhich in its depiction of a group of young unemployed West Indians was one of the first to explore issues of youth culture, identity and racial and cultural identification. Jackie Kay's \u003ci\u003eChiaroscuro\u003c\/i\u003e examines debates about the politics of black, mixed race and lesbian identities in 1980s Britain, and from the 1990s Winsome Pinnock's \u003ci\u003eTalking in Tongues\u003c\/i\u003e engages with the politics of feminism to explore issues of black women's identity in Britian and Jamaica. From the first decade of the twenty-first century the three plays include Roy Williams' seminal pub-drama \u003ci\u003eSing Yer Hearts Out for the Lads\u003c\/i\u003e, exploring racism and identity against the backdrop of the World Cup; Kwame Kwei-Armah's National Theatre play of 2004, \u003ci\u003eFix Up\u003c\/i\u003e, about black cultural history and progress in modern Britain, and finally Bola Agbage's terrific 2007 debut, \u003ci\u003eGone Too Far!\u003c\/i\u003e, which examines questions of identity and tensions between Africans and Caribbeans living in Britain. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eEdited by Lynnette Goddard, this important anthology provides an essential introduction to the last forty years of British black theatre.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Mustapha Matura, Jackie Kay, Winsome Pinnock\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1408131242\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781408131244\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Continnuum-3PL\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/24\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 496\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.85lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.70h x 5.00w x 1.50d","brand":"Mustapha Matura","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43925471854847,"sku":"9781408131244","price":30.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_2f2cefe5-8ce8-42eb-8f0d-9754a417f56d.jpg?v=1681077471","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-methuen-drama-book-of-mustapha-matura-9781408131244","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}