Synopsis
The Methuen Drama Anthology of Modern Asian Plays
Siyuan Liu & Kevin J Wetmore Jr - Editors
Published by Methuen
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This anthology contains nine emblematic scripts from twentieth and twenty-first century Asian theatre
The chronological and geographical breadth of the Anthology provides a unique insight into modern Asian theatre and is essential to any understanding of its relation to Western drama and indigenous performance
It opens with a history of modern Asian drama and a summary of the plays and their contexts, featuring works written between 1912 and 2009 in Japan, China, Korea, India, Indonesia and Vietnam
Showcasing fresh contemporary writing alongside plays central to the established canon, the collection also offers a survey of each playwright's work
The Nine plays are ...
Father Returns ~ Kikuchi Kan
Hot Pepper, Air Conditioner and the Farewell Speech ~ Okada Toshiki
Sunrise ~ Cao Yu
I Love XXX ~ Meng Jinghui, Huang Jingang, Wang Xiaoli, Shi Hang
Bicycle ~ O Tae-sok
The Post Office ~ Rabindranath Tagore
Hayavadana ~ Girish Karnad
The Struggle of the Naga Tribe ~ W. S. Rendra
Truong Ba's Soul in the Butcher's Skin ~ Luu Quang Vu