The plays included in this volume are: Death and the King's Horseman by Wole Soyinka; Anowa by Ama Ata Aidoo; The Chattering and the Song by Femo Osofisan; The

This volume uniquely draws together seven contemporary plays by a selection of the finest African women writers and practitioners from across the continent, off

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In the last 50 years, American and World theatre have been challenged and enriched by the rise to prominence of numerous female African American dramatists. Con

African American women have increasingly begun to see their plays performed from regional stages to Broadway. Yet many of these artists still struggle to gain a