Durban dialogues, then and now / Ashwin Singh.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Singh, Ashwin, author.

Contributor:

Joshipura, Pranav, writer of preface.

Lawson, Ralph, writer of foreword.

Singh, Shantal, writer of summary.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Bereavement.

Discrimination in sports.

South Africa--Drama.

South Africa.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (98 pages) : illustrations

Edition:

1st ed.

Distribution:

London : Bloomsbury Publishing, 2025.

Place of Publication:

Richmond : Aurora Metro Books, 2018.

System Details:

text file rdaft

Summary:

With a foreword by director Ralph Lawson and introduction by Pranav Joshipura, Associate Professor of English, Mahila College, Gandhinagar, India. A follow-up anthology of three hard-hitting plays to Singh's successful drama anthology Durban Dialogues, Indian Voice (2013) which is now studied internationally. The plays selected, namely Into the Grey, Shooting and Swing cover topics such as social activism, the death of a friend and discrimination in sport. Described through Singh's satirical lens, these thought-provoking plays bring us up to date with the challenges of life in post-Apartheid South Africa. They focus particularly on people of Indian origin and their relationships with other South African communities and chart the loss of ideals in the dream of the Rainbow nation. Into the Grey: A harrowing drama depicting the twenty-nine year association between two Durban activists who battle a variety of challenges as their country stumbles towards a bleak future. Shooting: A one-man play about the unchanging paradigm in Durban's small town communities in the early years of democracy as a football prodigy's dream is brutally shattered. Swing: A two-hander about the relationship between a mixed-race Durban tennis player and her father/coach as they confront many obstacles in a society which undervalues the girl-child.

Contents:

Swing; Shooting; Into the Grey

ISBN:

1-917537-00-X

1-911501-94-1

OCLC:

1522007676