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Record Nr.

UNINA9910789030003321

Autore

Megson Christopher

Titolo

Modern British playwriting : the 1970s : voices, documents, new interpretations / / Chris Megson

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London : , : Bloomsbury, , 2012

ISBN

1-4081-7789-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (312 p.)

Collana

Methuen drama

Decades

Disciplina

822.91409

Soggetti

English drama - 20th century - History and criticism

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Contents; General Preface; Acknowledgements; Introduction: Living in the 1970s; Domestic life; Society; Culture; Media; Science, technology and industry; Political events; 1 Theatre in the 1970s; The political context; Alternative theatre; Playwriting and politics; Funding; Flagship theatres; National and international contexts; Conclusion; 2 Introducing the Playwrights; Caryl Churchill; David Hare; Howard Brenton; David Edgar; 3 Playwrights and Plays; Caryl Churchill; Introduction; Owners; Vinegar Tom; Cloud Nine; Conclusion; David Hare; Introduction; Slag; Fanshen

'The Play is in the Air'Plenty; Conclusion; Howard Brenton; Introduction; Brenton's bag; 'The View'; The bear pit; David Edgar; Introduction; Destiny; The Jail Diary of Albie Sachs; Mary Barnes; Conclusion; 4 Documents; James Aubrey; Howard Barker; Ian Blower; Howard Brenton; David Edgar; David Gant; Tim Hardy; Barry Kyle; Peter McEnery; Ian McNeice; Ann Mitchell; Di Seymour; Mary Sheen; Kit Surrey; A final word . . .; Notes; Select Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Notes on Contributors

Sommario/riassunto

Essential for students of Theatre Studies, this series of six decadal volumes provides a critical survey and reassessment of the theatre produced in each decade from the 1950s to the present. Each volume equips readers with an understanding of the context from which work emerged, a detailed overview of the range of theatrical activity and a close study of the work of four of the major playwrights by a team of



leading scholars. Chris Megson's comprehensive survey of the theatre of the 1970s examines the work of four playwrights who came to promience in the decade and whose work remains undimini