{"product_id":"hidden-gems-volume-ii-contemporary-black-british-plays-volume-2-9781849431484","title":"Hidden Gems Volume II: Contemporary Black British Plays: Volume 2","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eIncludes the plays A Bitter Herb, Absolution, Identity, The Far Side, Mary Seacole, and Urban Afro-Saxons\u003c\/b\u003e  This second and sister volume to Hidden Gems showcases a further range of plays by Black British writers whose work reaches beyond themes too-often perceived by mainstream theatre commissioning as defining Black people's experiences. The plays, monodrama and libretto represent subject-matter from woman-centred history, revolutionary politics, trans-racial adoption and African-diasporic familial heritage, as contoured by the writers' boundary crossing profiles as poets, playwrights, performers and directors. The accompanying critical introductions are provided by people committed to recognising the aesthetic and political significance of the work, and its necessary inclusion in British theatre and literary history.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"INTRODUCTION TO VOLUME II  Deirdre Osborne (Goldsmiths, University of London) A BITTER HERB  Shady Adoptions: the One-way Traffic of Children in Care Fiona Peters (Goldsmiths, University of London) A Bitter Herb by Kwame Kwei-Armah THE FAR SIDE  Laying Ghosts to Rest Winsome Pinnock (Kingston University) The Far Side by Courttia Newland IDENTITY  Revealing the Revolution: a Few Home Truths  Chris Searle (University of Manchester) Identity by Paul Anthony Morris URBAN AFRO SAXONS  Putting it Together: An interview with Kofi Agyemang and Patricia Elcock ed. Deirdre Osborne (Goldsmiths, University of London) Urban Afro Saxons by Kofi Agyemang and Patricia Elcock  THE LIBRETTO OF MARY SEACOLE  SuAndi's Mary Seacole: A Hybrid Cartography in Libretto Mina Karavanta (National \u0026amp; Kapodistrian University of Athens) The Libretto of Mary Seacole by SuAndi  ABSOLUTION  'The Waltz Gone Mad: the Poetics of Departure and Arrival in Absolution  Imanie Wilson Absolution by Malika Booker  APPENDIX  I Will Not Put Another Dead Young Black Man on Stage  Patricia Cumper References and Bibliography of Indicative Critical Studies","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing PLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53191411073367,"sku":"9781849431484","price":21.82,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/hidden-gems-volume-ii-contemporary-black-british-plays-volume-2-9781849431484","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}