Counter Offense

Description

103 pages
$12.95
ISBN 0-88754-529-7
DDC C812'.54

Author

Year

1997

Contributor

Reviewed by David E. Kemp

David E. Kemp is a drama professor at Queen’s University and the
author of The Pleasures and Treasures of the United Kingdom.

Review

Rahul Varma, born in India and now living in Montreal, writes in both
Hindustani and English. He is the artistic director of the Teesri Duniya
Theatre Company, which staged the first production of Counter Offence in
1996.

The play dramatizes the process by which a case of spousal abuse
involving a police officer is transformed into a case of racism. All the
characters, including an anti-racist activist and a black social worker,
are convinced of the righteousness of their positions.

This thought-provoking and imaginative drama combines psychological
depth with theatrical flair.

Citation

Varma, Rahul., “Counter Offense,” Canadian Book Review Annual Online, accessed October 30, 2024, https://cbra.library.utoronto.ca/items/show/4242.