Beyond The Canon’s Plays for Young Activists: Three Plays by BIPOC Women

This first-of-its-kind anthology combines a diverse collection of award-winning produced plays from the UK’s most revolutionary Black, Asian and POC female writers with bespoke multimedia learning guides, hosted on a companion website. It offers young activists and global citizens aged 16+, as well as teachers and creatives at any level of experience the opportunity to diversify their education and enhance their understanding of plays, world politics and social justice.

This unique anthology amplifies these selected award-winning plays by incorporating learning guides that take into consideration different learning styles be it visual, auditory, reading/writing and kinesthetic by allowing readers to experience the play through the Beyond The Canon mission.

The plays include:
Muhamad Ali and Me by Mojisola Adebayo A Museum in Baghdad by Hannah Khalil Acceptance by Amy Ng

Readers will gain a deeper connection and understanding of the play by: listening to intimate interviews with the writers and some of the original creative teams, learn about the research journey through viewing photographs and video recordings, and unlock the language and characters in the play through dynamic exercises. This user friendly resource will include scene by scene breakdowns and stand alone exercises to cater for time limited lessons. Moreover, this anthology aims to spark the imagination of any reader who comes into contact with it, to inspire the next Mojisola Adebayo, Hannah Khalil and Amy Ng.