Post-Colonial Drama is the first full-length study to address the ways in which performance has been instrumental in resisting the continuing effects of imperialism. It brings to bear the latest theoretical approaches from post-colonial and performance studies to a range of plays from Australia, Africa, Canada, New Zealand, the Caribbean and other former colonial regions. Some of the major topics discussed in Post-Colonial Drama include:

* the interactions of post-colonial and performance theories

* the post-colonial re-stagings of language and history

* the specific enactments of ritual and carnival

* the theatrical citations of the post-colonial body

Post-Colonial Drama combines a rich intersection of theoretical approaches with close attention to a wide range of performance texts.