CONTENTS 

The example of Shakespeare: acting over and re-writing Shakespeare in Malawi, Ghana and 

Nigeria

James Gibbs 

1

Malawian theatre at the crossroads: developmental paradigms and underdevelopment of stage 

drama in Malawi

Mufunanji Magalasi 

17

Oratory in the tongue: Ken Saro-Wiwa's A Month and a Day and the writer in politics 

Femi Abodunrin 

43

The spread of the English language in the French-speaking countries of Africa: the case of Senegal

Maweja Mbaya 

61

Book Reviews

Neville Alexander, (ed), Social Dynamics - special issue on 'Language Policies in Africa',

Ayo Bamgbose, Language and Exclusion: The consequences of language policies in Africa

Gregory H. Kamwendo 

77

Paul A. Mwaipaya The Foundation of Hume's Philosophy

Lawrence Chimombo 

83

Revisiting Ancestral Wisdom: A review of J.C. Chakanza's Wisdom of the people

Steve Chimombo 

89

Wilfred J Plumbe. Cry of the Fish Eagle

James Gibbs 

97