
Beats and Elements: A Hip Hop Theatre Trilogy
by Lakeisha Lynch-Stevens
Title:
Beats and Elements: A Hip Hop Theatre Trilogy
Author:
Lakeisha Lynch-Stevens
Edited by:
Beswick, Dr Katie (University of the Arts London, UK)
Format:
Paperback
Number of pages:
160 pages
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
ISBN-13:
9781350270596
EAN:
9781350270596
Publication Date:
10/03/2022
Classifications:
Plays, playscripts
Weight (g):
278
Dimensions (mm):
136 x 215 x 13
Publication Country:
United Kingdom
Language:
English
Condition:
New
Description
This collection of three hip hop plays by Conrad Murray and his Beats & Elements collaborators Paul Cree, David Bonnick Junior and Lakeisha Lynch-Stevens, is the first publication of the critically acclaimed theatre-maker’s work. The three plays use hip hop to highlight the inequalities produced by the UK’s class system, and weave lyricism, musicality and dialogue to offer authentic accounts of inner-city life written by working-class Londoners. The plays are accompanied by two introductory essays: The first gives a specific social and historical context that helps readers make sense of the plays, the second positions hip hop as a contemporary literary form and offers some ways to read hip hop texts as literature. The collection also includes a foreword by leading hip hop theatre practitioner Jonzi D, interviews with the Beats & Elements company, and a glossary of words for students and international readers.










