Description: This volume is an edited collection of critical essays on British Asian theatre. It includes contributions from a number of researchers who have been active in the field for a substantial period of time. This title is complemented by British South Asian Theatres: A Documented History by the same authors, also available from University of Exeter Press.
Brief description: Graham Ley is professor of Drama and Theory at the University of Exeter and leader for the AHRC project. His work has ranged from antiquity to the present day. He has been a joint editor of the Performance Studies series from its inception; he is also a joint editor of the series Performance Practises for Palgrave. Dr Sarah Dadswell is the full-time Research Fellow for the AHRC project; she is a cultural historian, with expertise in the twentieth century, notably in Russian and Soviet avant-garde theatre. Dadswell is also joint editor of "Victory over the Sun" for Artist BookWorks, with Rosamund Bartlett.
Review Quotes:
"A carefully considered and most welcome planned addition to the (surprisingly neglected) documenting and appraisal of British South Asian theatre."
--Chris Banfield, Vayu Naidu Theatre Company