ISBN: 9781474253291

Paperback: 224
Publisher: Bloomsbury Methuen Drama, 2017
Language: English

Contemporary Plays from Iraq is a ground-breaking collection of Middle Eastern drama translated into English for the very first time. With works from both established and emerging male and female playwrights, written in country and in exile, this volume offers current Iraqi perspectives on a war and occupation that have significantly impacted the Middle East and the rest of the world. Dealing exclusively with contemporary plays originating from Iraq, this anthology gives under-studied Arabic political theatre the attention it deserves and provides a general introduction that sets the plays within their cultural and historical contexts.

The plays are preceded by introductions from the playwrights themselves, further enriching each piece for the enjoyment and understanding of the reader.

The plays included in this volume are: The Takeover by Hoshang Waziri; A Cradle by Abdul-Kareem Al-Ameri; Ishtar in Baghdad by Rasha Fadhil; Summer Rain by Abdel-Nabi Al-Zaidi; Romeo and Juliet in Baghdad by Monadhil Daoud Albayati; Me, Torture, and Your Love by Awatif Naeem; A Strange Bird on Our Roof by Abdul Razaq Al-Rubai; Cartoon Dreams by Kareem Sheghaidil; The Widow by A. Al-Azraki.