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MODERN BRITISH PLAYWRITING: THE 1970S
VOICES, DOCUMENTS, NEW INTERPRETATIONS |
| By: |
Chris Megson, Janelle Reinelt, Paola Botham |
| Format: |
Electronic book text |
| List price:
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£21.99 |
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| ISBN 10: |
1408177897 |
| ISBN 13: |
9781408177891 |
| Publisher: |
BLOOMSBURY PUBLISHING PLC |
| Pub. date: |
20 March, 2014 |
| Series: |
Decades of Modern British Playwriting |
| Synopsis: |
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 undiminished today: Caryl Churchill (by Paola Botham), David Hare (Chris Megson), Howard Brenton (Richard Boon) and David Edgar (Janelle Reinelt). It analyses their work then, its legacy today and provides a fresh assessment of their contribution to British theatre. Interviews with the playwrights, with directors and with actors provides an invaluable collection of documents offering new perspectives on the work. Revisiting the decade from the perspective of the twenty-first century, Chris Megson provides an authoritative and stimulating reassessment of British playwriting in the 1970s. |
| Publication: |
UK |
| Imprint: |
Methuen Drama |
| Returns: |
Non-returnable |