dc.description.abstract | This article addresses Rachel De-lahay and her plays The Westbridge
(2011), Routes (2013), and Circles (2014) aiming, in a broad sense, to
observe De-lahay's theatre in terms of the contradictory nature of
identities inexorably fluctuating among multicultures, and the
representation of reality as represented within the milieu of
dramaturgical fundamentals. To what extent the characters' language is
used as a theatrical armament in the making of identity, as well as the
playwright's strategy in using dramatic basks to represent the
conflicting identities are subjected to this exploration. As well as
this, to what extent the cultural and identity conflicts are evolved
into the dramatic conflict will be illuminated through the playwright's
oeuvres.The religious and traditional views regarding culturo-religious
behaviourism that partly constitutes cultural structure and identity
will also be associated. These will be blended with the playwright's
socio-political and socio-realist point of view; relevant analyses will
be conducted and De-lahay's approach to the concept of'other' will also
be considered. In addition to all these, the recent signs of race and
racism- with a keen interest in non-white portrayals-and their direct
influence on the immigrants in Britain-as represented in the plays- will
be included in this exploration in relation to race theory. | |