That Black Theatre Podcast: 2000s, the ‘renaissance’ in Black theatre, debbie tucker green and Lynette Goddard
11/23/20 • 57 min
This week we discuss the question of whether there was a ‘renaissance’ in Black theatre during the 2000s and the work of debbie tucker green, with the prominent academic, Professor Lynette Goddard. We talk about the unprecedented mainstream presence of several Black playwrights in Britain during the 2000s, with specific focus on debbie tucker green’s play ‘random’, which details a day in the life of a Black British family which is tragically shaken through a random act of violence. Thanks so much to Lynette for offering your time and wisdom to this episode!
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References
debbie tucker green (2018) debbie tucker green plays: one. London: NHB
Sian Adiseshiah, Jacqueline Bolton (ed.) (2020) debbie tucker green: critical perspectives. Hampshire, Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan.
Mary F. Brewer, Lynette Goddard and Deirdre Osborne (2015) Modern and Contemporary Black British Drama. Basingstoke, Hampshire: Palgrave Macmillan
Colin Chambers (2011) Black and Asian Theatre in Britain: A History. London & New York: Routledge.
Lynette Goddard (2007) Staging Black Feminisms: Identity, Politics, Performance. Basingstoke, Hampshire: Palgrave Macmillan.
Lynette Goddard, ‘Lynette Goddard on the renaissance in black British drama in the 1990s’, The Black Plays Archive. https://www.blackplaysarchive.org.uk/featured-content/essays/lynette-goddard-rennaisance-black-british-drama-1990s
Lynette Goddard (2015) Contemporary Black British Playwrights: Margins to Mainstream. Hampshire, Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan.
Dan Rebellato (ed.) (2013) Modern British Playwriting: 2000-2009. London: Bloomsbury.
This week we discuss the question of whether there was a ‘renaissance’ in Black theatre during the 2000s and the work of debbie tucker green, with the prominent academic, Professor Lynette Goddard. We talk about the unprecedented mainstream presence of several Black playwrights in Britain during the 2000s, with specific focus on debbie tucker green’s play ‘random’, which details a day in the life of a Black British family which is tragically shaken through a random act of violence. Thanks so much to Lynette for offering your time and wisdom to this episode!
Email [email protected]
Social @nationaltheatre
References
debbie tucker green (2018) debbie tucker green plays: one. London: NHB
Sian Adiseshiah, Jacqueline Bolton (ed.) (2020) debbie tucker green: critical perspectives. Hampshire, Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan.
Mary F. Brewer, Lynette Goddard and Deirdre Osborne (2015) Modern and Contemporary Black British Drama. Basingstoke, Hampshire: Palgrave Macmillan
Colin Chambers (2011) Black and Asian Theatre in Britain: A History. London & New York: Routledge.
Lynette Goddard (2007) Staging Black Feminisms: Identity, Politics, Performance. Basingstoke, Hampshire: Palgrave Macmillan.
Lynette Goddard, ‘Lynette Goddard on the renaissance in black British drama in the 1990s’, The Black Plays Archive. https://www.blackplaysarchive.org.uk/featured-content/essays/lynette-goddard-rennaisance-black-british-drama-1990s
Lynette Goddard (2015) Contemporary Black British Playwrights: Margins to Mainstream. Hampshire, Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan.
Dan Rebellato (ed.) (2013) Modern British Playwriting: 2000-2009. London: Bloomsbury.
Previous Episode
That Black Theatre Podcast: An interview with Winsome Pinnock
This week we have a really exciting episode: an interview and discussion dedicated to the brilliant and prominent playwright and academic, Winsome Pinnock. Winsome is one of the best-known playwrights working in Britain today. We were lucky enough to speak to her about what it means to be a Black playwright, the history of her work in theatre, how the British theatre industry has changed and what more work needs to be done, and her latest play, Rockets and Blue Lights. Sometimes referred to as the 'godmother' of Black British theatre, Winsome's plays are far-reaching in the themes they explore, spanning a variety of different political, historical and social issues; from drug trafficking to racial profiling, to migration and gender politics, to the Atlantic slave trade. Her awards include: The George Devine Award, Pearson Plays on Stage Award for best play, Unity Theatre Trust Award, Susan Smith Blackburn Prize Special Commendation, and Alfred Fagon Award for best new play 2018.
Thank you so much to Winsome for chatting with us!
To follow Winsome's work you can find her website here: https://winsomepinnock.co.uk/index.php
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Social @nationaltheatre
References:
Winsome Pinnock (2020) Rockets and Blue Lights. London: NHB
Winsome Pinnock (2018) Leave Taking. London: NHB
Winsome Pinnock (2005) One Under. London: Faber & Faber.
Winsome Pinnock (1996) Mules. London: Faber & Faber
Winsome Pinnock (1993) ‘A Hero’s Welcome’ in Kadija George (ed) (2018) Six Plays by Black and Asian Women Writers. Twickenham: Aurora Metro Press, pp.23-70.
Next Episode
That Black Theatre Podcast: 2000s, the 'state of the nation' & Roy Williams
This week we're continuing our discussion of the 2000s. We talk about how theatre can address the 'state of the nation', through the work of the brilliant playwright, Roy Williams. We were lucky enough to have an interview with Roy, who brilliantly discusses his plays 'Sing Yer Hearts Out for the Lads', 'Death of England' and 'Death of England: Delroy'. We discuss the connections between nationalism, football, race, class, and Brexit, which Roy's plays tackle with wit, humour and realism.
Born in London, Roy Williams is an award-winning playwright. He was the first winner of the Alfred Fagon Award for his play, 'Starstruck'. His third play for the Royal Court, 'Fallout', won the 2003 South Bank Show Arts Council Decibel Award. He is a prolific writer, whose most recent play with Clint Dyer, 'Death of England: Delroy', discusses what it means to be a Black British man in 2020, in the wake of political and social upheaval.
Thanks so much to Roy for chatting with us for this episode!
Email [email protected]
Social @nationaltheatre
References:
Roy Williams (2006) Sing Yer Hearts Out for the Lads. London: Methuen Drama.
Roy Williams and Clint Dyer (2020) Death of England. London: Methuen Drama.
Roy Williams and Clint Dyer (2020) Death of England: Delroy. London: Methuen Drama.
Akala (2019) Natives: Race & Class in the Ruins of Empire. London: Two Roads.
Mary F. Brewer, Lynette Goddard and Deirdre Osborne (2015) Modern and Contemporary Black British Drama. Basingstoke, Hampshire: Palgrave Macmillan.
Colin Chambers (2011) Black and Asian Theatre in Britain: A History. London & New York: Routledge.
Lynette Goddard (2015) Contemporary Black British Playwrights: Margins to Mainstream. Hampshire, Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan.
Dan Rebellato (ed.) (2013) Modern British Playwriting: 2000-2009. London: Bloomsbury.
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