African Theatre 4: Southern Africa

Femi Osofisan is an internationally lauded playwright, scholar, poet, novelist, actor, director, songwriter, and activist and Professor Emeritus of Theatre Arts at the University of Ibadan. Osofisan was awarded the Thalia Prize in 2016. He has published five novellas, six volumes of poetry, and more than 50 plays. Femi Osofisan is an internationally lauded playwright, scholar, poet, novelist, actor, director, songwriter, and activist and Professor Emeritus of Theatre Arts at the University of Ibadan. Osofisan was awarded the Thalia Prize in 2016. He has published five novellas, six volumes of poetry, and more than 50 plays.

The fourth volume in the excellent African Theatre series which provides an invaluable resource for academics working in the area of African Theatre.

• Introduction by David Kerr - Jose Mena Abrantes & Angolan theatre by Luis R. Mitras - Community theatre in Angola by Judy El Bushra - Confronting the mask: some Namibian contexts of protest by Terence Zeeman - Shona storytelling & the contemporary performing arts in Zimbabwe by Kennedy Chinyowa - Memory & desire in South Africa: the museum as space for performing cultural identity? by Yvette Hutchison - Interview with Athol Fugard by Dennis Walder - Interview with Nomhle Nkonyeni by David Kerr - Noticeboard by James Gibbs - Playscript: Workshop Negative by Cont Mhlanga - Reviews