This volume helps to encourage the cultural exchange between ASEAN countries. Much of the new work in this region remains unknown beyond the borders of language. The plays cover topics as diverse as the global financial crisis, religious faith, the sex trade, corruption and exploitation, Southeast Asian Plays provides a fresh and unique snapshot of the rich variety of performance work that in many cases is only beginning to be written down, and insight into the differing concerns of those living in a part of the world which is experiencing profound change. Selected and Edited by Cheryl Robson and Aubrey MellorĪ collection of plays in English by new and established writers from seven countries in Southeast Asia, including Singapore, Vietnam, Malaysia, Thailand, the Philippines, Indonesia and Cambodia.
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