Böcker av Mustapha (Author) Matura

"Matura's play not only offers a potted guide to Trinidadian ethnicity, economics and politics, but also a potent metaphor for the post-colonial process. It is also very funny ... the real power of Matura's play lies in its reminder, under all that surface exuberance, that the movement towards independence carried its own element of fancy-dress masquerade." The Guardian1950s Port of Spain. Samuel, a young tailor's assistant, dreams of Trinidad's independence.On the eve of carnival everyone fills the streets, dressed up to play mas. This annual celebration turns to tragedy and spurs Samuel on to make a decision that will change the political landscape of the future of this vibrant, volatile island.Play Mas premiered at the Royal Court in 1974, winning the Evening Standard Award for Best Play, and transferred to the West End. Described as a wickedly funny, exuberant and poignant play, it is published in Methuen Drama's Modern Classics series for the first time, with a brand new introduction by Paulette Randall.

This wide ranging collection of plays by black British playwrights features six key plays that have shaped the trajectory of British black theatre from 1979 to the present. It contains classic plays from each of the last three decades of the twentieth century and three from the first decade of the twenty-first.

A huge success all over the world, Playboy of the West Indies is very popular in the USA, where it was nominated for four Jefferson Awards.

The play revolves around the aftermath of a military coup d'etat in a "fictional" Trinidad and Tobago. The playwrights other work includes "Play Mas", "Independence" and "Meetings".

A collection of six plays by the Caribbean playwright Mustapha Matura. The writer's newest play, "The Coup", will premiere at London's Royal National Theatre. Having arrived in Britain in 1961, this collection features his best plays from the 1970s and 1980s.