TY - BOOK AU - Rudet,Jacqueline AU - Paul,Boakye AU - Mason-John,Valerie AU - Beadle-Blair,Rikki AU - Nyoni,Zodwa AU - Alabanza,Travis AU - Wilkey,Temi AU - Adebayo,Mojisola AU - Adebayo,Mojisola AU - Goddard,Lynette TI - Black British queer plays and practitioners: an anthology of Afriquia theatre SN - 9781350234567 U1 - 822.914080896 23/swe PY - 2023/// CY - London, New York PB - Meuthuen Drama KW - Svarta personer KW - sao KW - Hbtqi-personer KW - Svarta författare KW - Engelsk dramatik KW - Minoriteter KW - Queer KW - Pjästexter KW - Storbritannien KW - 1900-talet KW - 2000-talet KW - Dramatik KW - saogf KW - Monologer KW - Intervjuer N1 - Includes bibliographical references; Introduction and survey of Afriquia plays -- Basin / by Jacqueline Rudet -- Boy with beer / with an introduction and afterword by Paul Boakye -- A roundtable discussion on careers, audiences, collaboration and spaces -- Sin Dykes / by Valerie Mason-John -- Roundtable discussion continued: on Sin Dykes and diaspora programming -- Bashment / by Rikki Beadle-Blair with an interview -- On Bashment -- Nine lives / by Zodwa Nyoni -- BURGERZ / by Travis Alabanza -- On gender nonconformity -- The high table / by Temi Wilkey -- On The high table -- STARS / by Mojisola Adebayo -- On STARS -- On dreaming of Black Queer/ Afriquia futures N2 - "A bold play collection representing Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans, Intersex and Queer (LGBTIQ+) experiences, from Black British perspectives, this anthology contains seven radical plays by Black writers that change the face of theatre in Britain. With an international reach connecting Africa, the Caribbean and the Diaspora, these plays address themes including same-sex love, sex, homophobia, apartheid, migration, and space travel. The collection captures the historical scope and range of Black British LGBTIQ+ theatre, from the 1980s to 2021. Including a range of forms, from monologue to musicals, realist drama to club-performance, readers will journey through the development of Black Queer theatre in Britain. Through a helpful critical introduction, this book provides important socio-political and historical context, highlighting and illuminating key themes in the plays. Each play is preceded by an intergenerational 'in-conversation' piece between two Black British LGBTIQ+ artists and writers who will talk about their own work in relation to the play, looking back at the history and on into the future. Through these rare conversations with highly acclaimed award-winning practitioners, readers will also gain an insight into the theatre industry, funding, producing, venues as well as the politics of identity, the diversity of LGBTIQ+ lives and the richness of Black British cultures"-- ER -