REVIEW:
'African Theatre: Women is a refreshingly original collection of essays. Offering detailed information on a wide range of theatrical traditions as well as in-depth studies of individual playwrights, the book covers material from the entire continent...As with the other titles in the African Theatre series, African Theatre: Women introduces readers to a fascinating variety of theatre projects and practices from the entire continent...If a single message emerges from the volume, it is that the category of 'African Women' is polyphonic rather than monolithic, infused with a multitude of traditions and ambitions.' - Stephanie Newell in African Research & Documentation

CONTENTS:
Editorial Jane Plastow - 'I will not cry'
- women's theatre in the Algerian diaspora by Laura Chakravarty Box - Challenging the master
- resisting 'male' virtues of the ancient Egyptian goddess Isis in the theatre of Tawfik al-Hakim & Nawal al-Sa'dawi by Dina Amin - Of Suwa houses & singing contests
- early urban performers in Asmara, Eritrea by Christine Matzke - Contextualising women's theatre in Kenya
- Mboya's Otongolia & Mwachofie's Mama ee by Mike Kuria - Portraits of women in contemporary Ugandan theatre by Mercy Mirembe Ntangaare - Drama in her life
- interview with Adeline Ama Buabeng by Esi Sutherland-Addy with Adeline Ama Buabeng - Visibility, eloquence & silence
- women & theatre for development in Ghana by Esi Dogbe - Contemporary Nigerian theatre
- the plays of Stella Oyedepo by Chris Dunton - Who can silence her drums?
- an analysis of the plays of Tess Onwueme by Omofolabo Ajayi - Noticeboard compiled by James Gibbs - Playscript
- Glass House by Fatima Dike with brief introduction by Marcia Blumberg - Book Reviews