Contemporary Black British Playwrights

Part I. Contexts

1. Beyond Identity Politics: Black British Playwrights on the Mainstream
Lynette Goddard

Part II. Playwrights, Plays, Themes

2. Street Life: Black Masculinity and Youth Violence in Roy Williams’ ‘Urban’ Plays
Lynette Goddard

3. Past and Present: Legacies of Slavery in Kwame Kwei-Armah’s National Theatre Triptych
Lynette Goddard

4. Breaking the Silence: Women’s Solidarity in debbie tucker green’s Abuse and Trauma Plays
Lynette Goddard

5. Playing the Game: Race Relations, Racism and Nation in Roy Williams’ Sports Plays
Lynette Goddard

6. Around the World: African and Caribbean Human Rights in debbie tucker green’s Global Plays
Lynette Goddard

7. A Slice-of-Life: British-African Social Comedy in Bola Agbaje’s Council Estate Plays
Lynette Goddard

8. State-of-the-Nation? Contemporary Black British Playwrights at the Tricycle Theatre
Lynette Goddard

Part III. Conclusions

9. Social Issues and Social Debates: Snapshots, Headlines, Conclusions
Lynette Goddard

Keywords: Cultural and Media Studies, Performing Arts, Theatre History, Arts, Theatre and Performance Studies