Theatre in Britain today is composed of many strands ranging from the postmodern in-yer-face
musical and dance theatre forms or performance art and media work to the contemporary
productions of classical playwrights. In the aftermath of Empire or as it is often termed the
«post-colonial» world British theatre in all these forms has also developed through the rich
and vibrant contribution of those who from necessity or choice have come to Britain as
migrants and of their children of the second and third generations. This book is primarily
concerned with giving a voice to some of these Black and South Asian theatre practitioners who
tell their own stories while at the same time they and others describe the conditions in
which they work. The editors have been careful to encourage the expression of different
viewpoints. Indeed varying interpretations of such terms as «multicultural» «gender-based» or
even «Black» and «British» can be found. The result is an extraordinarily diverse picture of
today's Black and South Asian British theatre practitioners but also of their companies and
their relations with traditional institutions.
