LEADER 03538nam 2200601 450 001 9910815825503321 005 20230721034710.0 010 $a1-4081-4770-X 010 $a1-4081-4769-6 035 $a(CKB)3710000000113868 035 $a(EBL)1692246 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001193644 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11696062 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001193644 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)11145975 035 $a(PQKB)11474616 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1692246 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1692246 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10873518 035 $a(OCoLC)880531074 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC6163098 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000113868 100 $a20140528h20072007 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aAt the sharp end $euncovering the work of five contemporary dramatists /$fPeter Billingham 210 1$aLondon, England ;$aNew York, New York :$cBloomsbury Methuen Drama,$d2007. 210 4$dİ2007 215 $a1 online resource (273 p.) 225 1 $aPlays and Playwrights 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-7136-8507-7 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references. 327 $aCover; CONTENTS; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; 1 POINTING AT SHARP ENDS - AN INTRODUCTION; Sharpening Up: Reading and Using At the Sharp End; 1956: Look Back in Nostalgia?; 2006: Looking Forward - in Expectation?; Revisiting My Route; Time Zones; 2 DAVID EDGAR; Interview with David Edgar; Speaking in Tongues - Politics, Race and Cultural Identity in the Plays of David Edgar; 3 DAVID GREIG; Interview with David Greig; Inhabitants of the Tide Mark: Towards a New Political Poetics in the Plays of David Greig; 4 MARK RAVENHILL; Interview with Mark Ravenhill 327 $a'We all need stories so that we can get by' - Sex, Shopping and Postmodern Politics in the Plays of Mark Ravenhill5 TIM ETCHELLS AND FORCED ENTERTAINMENT; Interview with Tim Etchells of Forced Entertainment; Falling and Floating in Sheffield - Drunks, Dancers and Late-night Bus Rides: Themes and Strategies in the Work of Tim Etchells and Forced Entertainment; 6 TANIKA GUPTA; Interview with Tanika Gupta; Navigating a Journey Through a Fragile Land - Themes in the Plays of Tanika Gupta; CONCLUSION: SHARPENING POINTS; A Short List of Recommended Further Reading and Indicative Websites 330 $aWhat value does theatre have in Britain at the beginning of the twenty-first century? How has theatre responded to the challenge of remaining relevant in the media-saturated world of today? These are the questions that underpin this stimulating study of some of the leading dramatists of contemporary British theatre. At the Sharp End sets the scene examining how the forces that created a revolution in theatre fifty years ago have been replaced by a new wave of political and social issues. It goes on to explore the ways in which five key writers have sought to reflect and wrestle with the changi 410 0$aPlays and Playwrights 606 $aEnglish drama$y20th century$xHistory and criticism 606 $aDramatists, English$y20th century$vInterviews 615 0$aEnglish drama$xHistory and criticism. 615 0$aDramatists, English 676 $a822.91409 700 $aBillingham$b Peter$f1953-$01699469 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910815825503321 996 $aAt the sharp end$94122339 997 $aUNINA