This talk will examine the contribution of Black and Asian playwrights, most notably Roy Williams and Tanika Gupta, to contemporary British theatre. The aim is to situate these writers within the context of the typically British tradition of text-based New Writing, and against the background of the history of Empire and migration. This talk will examine the contribution of Black and Asian playwrights, most notably Roy Williams and Tanika Gupta, to contemporary British theatre. The aim is to situate these writers within the context of the typically British tradition of text-based New Writing, and against the background of the history of Empire and migration.

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