{"product_id":"african-theatre-in-performance-hardback","title":"African Theatre in Performance - Hardback","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn this lively and varied tribute to Martin Banham, Layiwola has assembled critical commentaries and two plays which focus primarily on Nigerian theatre - both traditional and contemporary. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDele Layiwola\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eDapo Adelugba\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003eSonny Oti\u003c\/strong\u003e trace the beginnings of the School of Drama in 1960, at the University of Ibadan, Nigeria, where Martin Banham played a key and influential role in the growth of thriving Nigerian theatre repetoire and simulaneously encouraging the creation of a new theatre based on traditional Nigerian theatre forms.\u003cbr\u003eThis comparative approach is taken up in Dele Layiwola's study of ritual and drama in the context of various traditions worldwide, while Oyin Ogunba presents a lucid picture of the complex use of theatre space in Yoruba ritual dramadar \u003cbr\u003edrama.\u003cbr\u003eHarsh everyday realitites, both physical and political, are graphically demonstrated by Robert McClaren (Zimbabwe) and Oga Steve Abah (Nigeria) who both show surprising and alarming links between extreme actual experiences and theatre creation and performance. \u003cbr\u003eThe texts of the two plays - \u003cem\u003eWhen Criminals Turn Judges\u003c\/em\u003e by Ola Rotimi, \u003cem\u003eThe Hand that Feeds the King \u003c\/em\u003eby Wale Ogunyemi, are followed by Austin O. Asagba's study of oral tradition and text in plays by Osofisan and Agbeyegbe, and Frances Harding's study on power, language, and imagery in Wole Soyinka's plays.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45576038318318,"sku":"9789057551086","price":146.4,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0630\/9612\/7726\/files\/9789057551086.jpg?v=1720963733","url":"https:\/\/bookland.com.au\/products\/african-theatre-in-performance-hardback","provider":"Book Land AU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}