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The First African Play
Fabula: Yawreoch Commedia & its influence on the development of theatre in Ethiopia
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Jane Plastow
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Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents v
- Notes on Contributors vii
- Obituaries ix
- Introduction xi
- Looking for ‘Eritrea’s Past Property’ 1
- Seeking the Founding Father The Story of Kobina Sekyi’s The Blinkards (1916) 23
- Medieval Morality & Liturgical Drama in Colonial Rhodesia Early Christian martyrs dramatized 38
- Contesting Constructions of Cultural Production in & through Urban Theatre in Rhodesia, c. 1890–1950 53
- ‘Don’t Talk into my Talk’ 72
- The Leaf & the Soap (‘Bí ewé bá pé. l’ara o. s.e. , á di o. s.e. ’ ) 90
- The Representation of Khoisan Characters in Early Dutch-Afrikaans Dramas in South Africa 107
- Images of Africa in Early Twentieth-Century British Theatre 122
- The First African Play 138
- Translator’s Note 151
- Fabula: Yawreoch Commedia ‘The Comedy of Animals’ (2nd edition) 153
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Book Reviews
- Jane Taylor (ed.), Handspring Puppet Company 168
- Osita Okagbue, African Theatres & Performances 171
- Ademola O. Dasylva, Dapo Adelugba on Theatre Practice in Nigeria; Bode Sowande, Just for The Fun of It: An Anecdotal History of Odu Themes Theatre; James Gibbs, Nkyin-Kyin: Essays on the Ghanaian Theatre 173
- Kathy A. Perkins (ed.), African Women Playwrights 174
- Mieke Kolk (ed.), Performing Gender in Arabic/African Theatre 176
- Index 179
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents v
- Notes on Contributors vii
- Obituaries ix
- Introduction xi
- Looking for ‘Eritrea’s Past Property’ 1
- Seeking the Founding Father The Story of Kobina Sekyi’s The Blinkards (1916) 23
- Medieval Morality & Liturgical Drama in Colonial Rhodesia Early Christian martyrs dramatized 38
- Contesting Constructions of Cultural Production in & through Urban Theatre in Rhodesia, c. 1890–1950 53
- ‘Don’t Talk into my Talk’ 72
- The Leaf & the Soap (‘Bí ewé bá pé. l’ara o. s.e. , á di o. s.e. ’ ) 90
- The Representation of Khoisan Characters in Early Dutch-Afrikaans Dramas in South Africa 107
- Images of Africa in Early Twentieth-Century British Theatre 122
- The First African Play 138
- Translator’s Note 151
- Fabula: Yawreoch Commedia ‘The Comedy of Animals’ (2nd edition) 153
-
Book Reviews
- Jane Taylor (ed.), Handspring Puppet Company 168
- Osita Okagbue, African Theatres & Performances 171
- Ademola O. Dasylva, Dapo Adelugba on Theatre Practice in Nigeria; Bode Sowande, Just for The Fun of It: An Anecdotal History of Odu Themes Theatre; James Gibbs, Nkyin-Kyin: Essays on the Ghanaian Theatre 173
- Kathy A. Perkins (ed.), African Women Playwrights 174
- Mieke Kolk (ed.), Performing Gender in Arabic/African Theatre 176
- Index 179
