LEADER 03429nam 2200577 450 001 9910789030003321 005 20230801232923.0 010 $a1-4081-7789-7 035 $a(CKB)3710000000087988 035 $a(EBL)1635439 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001164109 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11644736 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001164109 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)11181734 035 $a(PQKB)10086893 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1635439 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1635439 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10837740 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL604003 035 $a(OCoLC)870950823 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000087988 100 $a20140224d2012 uy| 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aModern British playwriting $ethe 1970s : voices, documents, new interpretations /$fChris Megson 210 1$aLondon :$cBloomsbury,$d2012. 215 $a1 online resource (312 p.) 225 1 $aMethuen drama 225 1 $aDecades 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-4081-2938-8 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aCover; 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 327 $a'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 330 $aEssential for students of Theatre Studies, this series of six decadal volumes provides a critical survey and reassessment of the theatre produced in each decade from the 1950s to the present. Each volume equips readers with an understanding of the context from which work emerged, a detailed overview of the range of theatrical activity and a close study of the work of four of the major playwrights by a team of leading scholars. Chris Megson's comprehensive survey of the theatre of the 1970s examines the work of four playwrights who came to promience in the decade and whose work remains undimini 410 0$aMethuen drama (Series) 410 0$aDecades of modern British playwriting. 606 $aEnglish drama$y20th century$xHistory and criticism 615 0$aEnglish drama$xHistory and criticism. 676 $a822.91409 700 $aMegson$b Christopher$01528102 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910789030003321 996 $aModern British playwriting$93771509 997 $aUNINA