Contemporary African Plays

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 Rise and SHine of Comrade Fiasco" by Andrew Whalley; "Woza Albert!" by Percy Mtwa, et al; and "The Other War" by Alemseged Tesfai.

The only current anthology to survey the rich variety of contemporary African drama 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 Femi Osofisan; The Rise and Shine of Comrade Fiasco by Andrew Whaley; Woza Albert! by Percy Mtwa, Mbongeni Ngema and Barney Simon; and The Other War by Alemseged Tesfai.Contemporary African Drama brings together some of the best writers writing from an African viewpoint today.