Hidden Gems: Contemporary Black British Plays

Books Included

B is for Black by Courttia Newland

Moj of the Antarctic by Mojisola Adebayo

The Sons of Charlie Paora by Lennie James

Brown Girl in the Ring by Valerie Mason-John

Something Dark by Lemn Sissay

35 Cents by Paul Anthony Morris

Overview

This distinctive new volume of drama by black British playwrights exemplifies how experiments with form, subject-matter and genre can serve to centralise the experiences of black people in local, national and international contexts of culture, politics and performance. Each play is critically introduced, to create an anthology of interactions - between the people who have long championed the work through teaching and writing about it and the people who produce, perform and explain their intentions behind it.

Additional Information

Something Dark by Lemn Sissay is now a set text on Edexcel’s syllabus for A level English Literature and English Language and Literature.