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Strategies of political theatre: post-War British playwrights

By Michael Patterson

Book information

Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Year
2003
ISBN
9780521277327, 9780521258555, 9780511096990
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
42 MB (44295712 bytes)
Series
Cambridge Studies in Modern Theatre
Pages
252\250
Library
Fulcrum
Time added
2023-06-13 14:51:13

Description

Michael Patterson analyzes a group of twentieth century British playwrights' respective strategies for persuading audiences of the need for radical restructuring of society. He examines plays by Arnold Wesker, John Arden, Trevor Griffith, Howard Barker, Howard Brenton, Edward Bond, David Hare, John McGrath and Caryl Churchill. Each chapter is devoted to an exploration of the engagement of individual playwrights with left-wing political theatre, including a detailed analysis of one of their major plays.

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