Overview

Over the last three decades of the twentieth century, theatre and drama in Aotearoa/New Zealand have experienced remarkable growth. This groundbreaking anthology of essays and interviews attempts to document the diversity of these multiple dramatic voices and performative dimensions, as they reflect the evolving New Zealand identity in an age of transition moving towards twenty-first century globalization. This comprehensive volume comprises a wide range of chapters focusing on key figures in the development of New Zealand theatre and drama, such as, among others, Robert Lord, Ken Duncum, Gary Henderson, Stephen Sinclair, Hone Kouka, Briar-Grace Smith, Jacob Rajan, Lynda Chanwai-Earle, Nathaniel Lees, and Victor Rodger. It is hoped that this volume will shed light on a hitherto neglected field of the canon of English-language drama. By extension, the issues discussed in this anthology will provide new vistas from which to study the postcolonial condition in the wider context of the contemporary Commonwealth.

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-The book will for many years contribute to an understanding of the development of New Zealand theatre.- (Adrian Kiernander, Theatre Research International) -[This] is a rich sourcebook offering a broad spectrum of views on recent theatrical developments that consistently challenges the idea of what New Zealand theatre might comprise and represent. Maufort and O'Donnell have taken on an ambitious task in creating a critical anthology that has sufficient specificity to appeal to New Zealand users, but is painted broadly enough to serve as an authoritative introduction for an international audience. [...] 'Performing Aotearoa' is an important anthology, offering a sound affirmation of New Zealand theatre and drama as a diverse and vibrant cultural product worthy of international scholarly attention.- (Diana Looser, Theatre Journal)

«The book will for many years contribute to an understanding of the development of New Zealand theatre.» (Adrian Kiernander, Theatre Research International) «[This] is a rich sourcebook offering a broad spectrum of views on recent theatrical developments that consistently challenges the idea of what ""New Zealand theatre"" might comprise and represent. Maufort and O'Donnell have taken on an ambitious task in creating a critical anthology that has sufficient specificity to appeal to New Zealand users, but is painted broadly enough to serve as an authoritative introduction for an international audience. [...] 'Performing Aotearoa' is an important anthology, offering a sound affirmation of New Zealand theatre and drama as a diverse and vibrant cultural product worthy of international scholarly attention.» (Diana Looser, Theatre Journal)

-The book will for many years contribute to an understanding of the development of New Zealand theatre.- (Adrian Kiernander, Theatre Research International) &ltBR> -[This] is a rich sourcebook offering a broad spectrum of views on recent theatrical developments that consistently challenges the idea of what New Zealand theatre might comprise and represent. Maufort and O'Donnell have taken on an ambitious task in creating a critical anthology that has sufficient specificity to appeal to New Zealand users, but is painted broadly enough to serve as an authoritative introduction for an international audience. [...] 'Performing Aotearoa' is an important anthology, offering a sound affirmation of New Zealand theatre and drama as a diverse and vibrant cultural product worthy of international scholarly attention.- (Diana Looser, Theatre Journal)

Author Information

The Editors: Marc Maufort is a professor of English-language literatures and drama at the Université Libre de Bruxelles (Belgium). He has published numerous essays and edited several books on contemporary American and postcolonial drama. His most recent monograph, Transgressive Itineraries: Postcolonial Hybridizations of Dramatic Realism (P.I.E. Peter Lang, 2003), offers a comparative study of contemporary Canadian, Australian, and New Zealand drama. David O'Donnell, a graduate of the University of Otago and Toi Whakaari: New Zealand Drama School, is a senior lecturer in theatre at Victoria University of Wellington. He has published extensively on New Zealand and Pacific drama and is also an award-winning director whose productions include several premieres of recent New Zealand plays.

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