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World Music

  • Steve Waters
  • Full Length Play, Drama, Contemporary
  • 4M, 3F
  • ISBN: 9781854597625

A subtle and topical play about European attitudes to Africa.

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Description

  • Full Length Play
  • Drama

  • Time Period: Contemporary
  • Target Audience: Adult
  • Set Requirements: Unit Set/Multiple Settings

  • Performance Group:
  • Blackbox / Second Stage /Fringe Groups, Community Theatre
A subtle and topical play about European attitudes to Africa.

The troubled and bloody relationship between Africa and Europe spills into the personal lives and loves of two generations. Drawing on the tragic history of central Africa, Steve Waters' play World Music shows how the deeds of the past contaminate our hopes for the future.

World Music was first staged at the Crucible Theatre, Sheffield, in 2003, transferring to the Donmar Warehouse, London, in 2004.
REVIEWS:

"Bold new drama... exceptionally ambitious."

 The Guardian

"Explosive piece that deftly illustrates how platitudes and preconceptions can blow up in your face... urgent and essential viewing."

 The Times

Premiere Production: Crucible, Sheffield 2003; transferring to Donmar Warehouse, 2004.

Characters

  • Casting: 4M, 3F
  • Casting Attributes: Roles for Multicultural Casting

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A subtle and topical play about European attitudes to Africa.

The troubled and bloody relationship between Africa and Europe spills into the personal lives and loves of two generations. Drawing on the tragic history of central Africa, Steve Waters' play World Music shows how the deeds of the past contaminate our hopes for the future.

World Music was first staged at the Crucible Theatre, Sheffield, in 2003, transferring to the Donmar Warehouse, London, in 2004.

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