The Methuen Drama Anthology of Modern Asian Plays [Hardcover]

A companion volume toModern Asian Theatre and Performance 1900???2000, this anthology contains nine emblematic scripts from twentieth and twenty-first century Asian theatre. Opening with a history of modern Asian drama and a summary of the plays and their contexts, it features nine 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 surveys each playwright's work, and includes:
Father Returnsby Kikuchi Kan
Hot Pepper, Air Conditioner and the Farewell Speechby Okada Toshiki
Sunriseby Cao Yu
I Love XXXby Meng Jinghui, Huang Jingang, Wang Xiaoli, Shi Hang
Bicycleby O Tae-sok
The Post Officeby Rabindranath Tagore
Hayavadanaby Girish Karnad
The Struggle of the Naga Tribeby W. S. Rendra
Truong Ba's Soul in the Butcher's Skinby Luu Quang Vu

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.

Kevin J. Wetmore, Jr.is Professor of Theatre Arts at Loyola Marymount University, USA.

Siyuan Liuis Assistant Professor of Theatre at the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada.