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Modern British playwriting: the 1970s: voices, documents, new interpretations

By Christopher , Brenton , Howard;Churchill , Caryl;Edgar , David;Hare , David;Megson

Book information

Publisher
Bloomsbury UK;Methuen Drama
Year
2012
ISBN
9781408129395, 1408129396, 9781408177891, 1408177897
Language
english
Format
EPUB
Filesize
2 MB (2226628 bytes)
Series
Decades of modern British playwriting
Pages
xi, 299 pages\0
Time added
2020-07-26 19:24:52
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Description

Chris Megson's 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, David Hare, Howard Brenton, and David Edgar. It analyses their work and their legacy today and provides an assessment of their contribution to British theatre. General Preface (Richard Boon and Philip Roberts)Introduction: Living in the SeventiesChapter 1: Theatre in the SeventiesChapter 2: Introducing the Playwrights: Caryl Churchill, David Hare, Howard Brenton and David EdgarChapter 3: Playwrights and Plays: Caryl Churchill by Paola Botham David Hare by Chris Megson Howard Brenton by Richard Boon and David Edgar by Janelle ReineltChapter 4: Documents and InterviewsSelect Bibliography

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