Foreword by Kwame Kwei-Armah
How many Black British plays can you name?
Inspired by both classical and contemporary plays, The Oberon Book of Monologues for Black Actors gives readers an insight into some of the best cutting-edge plays written by black British playwrights, over the last sixty years. This collection features over twenty speeches by Britain’s most prominent black dramatists. The monologues represent a wide-range of themes, characters, dialects and styles. Suitable for young people and adults, each selection includes production information, a synopsis of the play, a biography of the playwright and a scene summary. The aim of this collection is that actors will enjoy working on these speeches, using them to help strengthen their craft, and by doing so, help to ensure these plays are always remembered.
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Collection of monologues for black British actors. Foreword by Kwame Kwei Armah.
CONTENTS CLASSICAL MONOLOGUES EPHRAIM Moon on a Rainbow Shawl (Errol John) CRAGGE Skyvers (Barry Reckord) RINGO Smile Orange (Trevor Rhone) MAN Nice (Mustapha Matura) TONY Sweet Talk (Michael Abbensetts) GEORGE 11 Josephine House (Alfred Fagon) JACKSON Pantomime (Derek Walcott) CONTEMPORARY MONOLOGUES GERRY A Jamaican Airman Foresees his Death (Fred D'Aguiar) AJ Two Step (Rhashan Stone) LEMN SISSAY Something Dark (Lemn Sissay) DONOVAN Boy With Beer (Paul Boakye) BROWN Blackta (Nathaniel Martello-White) PURPLE Brother to Brother (Michael McMillan) ANDRE The Westbridge (Rachel De-lahay) JUNIOR Statement of Regret (Kwame Kwei-Armah) KEHINDE Little Baby Jesus (Arinze Kene) CHUKS Fixer (Lydia Adetunji) KKK Bashment (Rikki Beadle-Blair) BANZA Two Horsemen ('Biyi Bandele-Thomas) PRIN OSUN Pandora's Box (Ade Solanke) UNNAMED Black T-Shirt Collection (Inua Ellams) BEN B is for Black (Courttia Newland) YINKA The Estate (Oladipo Agboluaje) JOE Joe Guy (Roy Williams) SIMON Pure Gold (Michael Bhim)
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<p>An invaluable resource for monologues from the best cutting-edge plays written by black British playwrights over the last sixty years.</p>
ISBN
9781783190577
Publisert
2014-02-06
Utgiver
Vendor
Oberon Books Ltd
Vekt
174 gr
Høyde
208 mm
Bredde
136 mm
Dybde
10 mm
Aldersnivå
G, 01
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
112
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