Derek Walcott and West Indian Drama

Written at Derek Walcott's suggestion, and based on interviews with the playwright, this is the first detailed study of a post-colonial theatre company and the problems of creating `serious' theatre in the former colonies. Tracing Walcott's life and career in West Indian theatre and the history of the Trinidad Theatre Workshop, Bruce King's book shows how the Nobel prize-winner strove to create a world class theatre ensemble in the West Indies.