Africa on the Contemporary London Stage
This collection of essays investigates the way Africa has been portrayed on the London stage from the 1950s to the present. It focuses on whether — and, if so, to what extent — the Africa that emerges from the London scene is subject to stereotype, and/or
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Africa on the Contemporary London Stage
Tiziana Morosetti Editor
Africa on the Contemporary London Stage
Editor Tiziana Morosetti University of Oxford Oxford, UK
ISBN 978-3-319-94507-1 ISBN 978-3-319-94508-8 (eBook) https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-94508-8 Library of Congress Control Number: 2018954351 © The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2018 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are solely and exclusively licensed by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors, and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. Cover illustration: Jose A. Bernat Bacete Getty Images This Palgrave Macmillan imprint is published by the registered company Springer Nature Switzerland AG The registered company address is: Gewerbestrasse 11, 6330 Cham, Switzerland
Acknowledgements
This publication would not have been possible without the encouragement and commitment of Palgrave Macmillan, and their flawless support throughout the publication process. Vicky Bates has been particularly helpful, and I wish to thank her and Victoria Peters for their work. I am also grateful to the anonymous reviewers for their comments and suggestions. The idea for this volume came to me in 2013 while researching the archives of the English Stage Company at the Victoria and Albert Museum for a paper that I presented at the 50 Years of Theatre in the African Academy International Conference (Ibadan, Nigeria) and formed the basis for my chapter in this collection—comments and advice on my paper were extremely helpful also in devising this collection. The 2013 annual conference of the African Theatre Association (AfTA) at Goldsmiths, University of London, and the University of Derby was also inspiring, Mervyn McMurtry’s intervention on Fugard, Kani and Nthsona’s The Island being of particular interest to me. Heartfelt thanks also to Femi Elufojowu Jr for his recollections of his London career and his work with Tiata Fahodzi; your words of encouragement were also really importan
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