03842nam 22006853u 450 991046416800332120210112003618.01-4081-2928-0(CKB)3710000000109581(EBL)1748076(SSID)ssj0001110021(PQKBManifestationID)11603657(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001110021(PQKBWorkID)11116940(PQKB)10308493(PQKBManifestationID)16152101(PQKB)24322980(MiAaPQ)EBC1748076(EXLCZ)99371000000010958120141020d2014|||| u|| |engur|n|---|||||txtccrModern British Playwriting[electronic resource] Voices, Documents, New InterpretationsLondon Bloomsbury Publishing20141 online resource (288 p.)Decades of Modern British PlaywritingDescription based upon print version of record.1-4081-2926-4 Cover; Contents; General Preface; Acknowledgements; Introduction: Living in the 1990s; Background; Everyday life; Education; Media; Culture; Science, technology and industry; Politics; 1 Theatre in the 1990s; Background; Heritage, culture and the Arts Council; Flagship theatres: West End, National and RSC; Off-West End and companies; New writing; Experimental, fringe and live art; Outside London: England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland; Conclusion; 2 Playwrights and Plays; Philip Ridley; Introduction; The Pitchfork Disney; The Fastest Clock in the Universe; Ghost from a Perfect PlaceConclusionSarah Kane; Introduction; Blasted; Cleansed; 4.48 Psychosis; Conclusion; Anthony Neilson; Introduction; Normal; Penetrator; The Censor; Conclusion; Mark Ravenhill; Introduction; Shopping and Fucking; Some Explicit Polaroids; Mother Clap's Molly House; Conclusion; 3 Documents; Philip Ridley: Vesper - a Monologue; Sarah Kane: Interview with Dan Rebellato; Anthony Neilson: In His Own Words; Mark Ravenhill: 'A Tear in the Fabric'; Afterword; 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; Z; Notes on ContributorsBritish theatre of the 1990s witnessed an explosion of new talent and presented a new sensibility that sent shockwaves through audiences and critics. What produced this change, the context from which the work emerged, the main playwrights and plays, and the influence they had on later work are freshly evaluated in this important new study in Methuen Drama''s Decades of Modern British Playwriting series. The 1990s volume provides a detailed study by four scholars of the work of four of the major playwrights who emerged and had a significant impact on British theatre: Sarah Kane (by Catherine RDecades of Modern British PlaywritingEnglish dramaHistory and criticism20th centuryEnglishHILCCLanguages & LiteraturesHILCCEnglish LiteratureHILCCElectronic books.English dramaHistory and criticismEnglishLanguages & LiteraturesEnglish Literature822.91409Sierz Aleks783256Roberts Philip167029Boon Richard898123Saunders Graham898124Rees Catherine880928Reid Trish898125Ridley Philip898126Ravenhill Mark175365AU-PeELAU-PeELAU-PeELBOOK9910464168003321Modern British Playwriting2006743UNINA