About this book
This volume provides an in-depth analysis of the work of Indian South African playwright Ashwin Singh, which, through the diversity of characters from all ethnic backgrounds, forges an inclusive South African identity. The essays in this volume show how Singh's plays bring South Africa's blatant prejudices and social ills to the forefront as only by confronting unpleasant realities can any far-reaching changes actually take place. The academics and cultural practitioners who have contributed to this volume approach Singh's work from a variety of angles, ranging from history, psychology and experimental literary forms to the performance of the plays, the relevance of the stage directions and the symbiotic relationship between the playwright and the director. The contrast between the climate of optimistic political protest and the complacency and disillusion of the new democratic era is seen to reassess the actions of the past in the light of present outcomes.
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Table of contents
- Contents
- List of Abbreviations
- Note on Terminology
- ACT 1
- SCENE 1
- Introduction
- SCENE 2
- Ashwin Singh’s Biography and List of Works
- Ashwin Singh’s Plays and Other Theatre Works
- SCENE 3
- An Interview with Ashwin Singh
- ACT 2
- SCENE 1
- ‘The Cartography of Struggle’ in South African Theatre, withParticular Reference to Reoca Light by Ashwin Singh
- SCENE 2
- Ashwin Singh: Egg or Chicken: A Writer/Director’s Recipe inInterviews and Analysis
- SCENE 3
- From Rockets to Robots: The Function of Science Fiction Iconsin Ashwin Singh’s Duped
- SCENE 4
- Exploring Trauma in Post-Apartheid South Africa as experiencedby Lead Characters in Ashwin Singh’s plays Shooting, Beyondthe Big Bangs and Into the Grey
- SCENE 5
- Racial Conflict Presented Through the Plays of Ashwin Singh
- SCENE 6
- Dilemmas, Disillusion and Resilience in Ashwin Singh’sInto the Grey
- ACT 3
- SCENE 1
- A Director’s Cut
- SCENE 2
- Afterword
- List of Contributors