Making Plays: Interviews with Contemporary British Dramatists and their Directors

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Making Plays explores great drama of the last two decades through the eyes of those who write it, and those who direct it. It is at once a masterclass on theatrical technique and a unique insight into the ways in which great dramatists of our time have reacted to a rapidly changing world. In this book Duncan Wu talks to Michael Attenborough, Alan Bennett, Michael Blakemore, Howard Brenton, David Edgar, Sir Richard Eyre, Michael Frayn, Sir David Hare, Nicholas Hytner, and Max Stafford-Clark. Front Matter ....Pages i-viii Introduction (Duncan Wu)....Pages 1-11 Howard Brenton, Bloody Poetry (1984–88) (Duncan Wu)....Pages 12-52 Max Stafford-Clark (Duncan Wu)....Pages 53-73 Alan Bennett, The Madness of George III (1991) (Duncan Wu)....Pages 74-98 Nicholas Hytner (Duncan Wu)....Pages 99-110 David Edgar, Pentecost (1994) (Duncan Wu)....Pages 111-146 Michael Attenborough (Duncan Wu)....Pages 147-165 David Hare, Amy’s View (1997) (Duncan Wu)....Pages 166-197 Richard Eyre (Duncan Wu)....Pages 198-207 Michael Frayn, Copenhagen (1998) (Duncan Wu)....Pages 208-230 Michael Blakemore (Duncan Wu)....Pages 231-250 Back Matter ....Pages 251-264