Stages in the Revolution: Political Theatre in Britain Since 1968

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This book, first published in 1980, is a comprehensive study of the radical theatre movement in Britain from 1968 to 1978. The essays are based on first-hand interviews, with each section being introduced with a summary of key events before detailing the artists under examination. Cover Half Title Title Page Copyright Page Original Title Page Original Copyright Page Dedication Table of Contents Preface Introduction 1968 CAST (Cartoon Archetypical Slogan Theatre) John Arden and Margaretta D’Arcy AgitProp Street Players/Red Ladder Ed Berman and Inter-Action 1969 Albert Hunt and the Bradford College of Art Theatre Group Welfare State Pip Simmons Theatre Group Edward Bond 1970 David Mercer Arnold Wesker 1971 John McGrath and 7:84 Theatre Company Hull Truck 1972 David Edgar and The General Will Subsidy 1973 Trevor Griffiths The Association of Community Theatres (TACT) 1974 Howard Brenton and Portable Theatre Belt and Braces Roadshow 1975 The Independent Theatre Council (ITC) Equity Joint Stock Theatre Group Womens Theatre Group Gay Sweatshop Broadside Mobile Workers Theatre Barrie Keeffe Howard Barker 1976 The ICA Theatre The National Theatre Monstrous Regiment Caryl Churchill 1977 North West Spanner Theatre Writers Union (TWU) 1978 The Combination David Hare Postscript Notes Chronology of Productions Select Bibliography of Plays Index