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Modern British playwriting : the 1970s : voices, documents, new interpretations /
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 asse...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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London :
Methuen Drama,
2012.
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| Colección: | Decades of modern British playwriting.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Machine generated contents note: Domestic life
- Society
- Culture
- Media
- Science, technology and industry
- Political events
- 1. Theatre in the 1970s
- The political context
- Alternative theatre
- Playwriting and politics
- Funding
- Flagship theatres
- National and international contexts
- Conclusion
- 2. Introducing the Playwrights
- Caryl Churchill
- David Hare
- Howard Brenton
- David Edgar
- 3. Playwrights and Plays
- Caryl Churchill / Paola Botham
- Introduction
- Owners
- Vinegar Tom
- Cloud Nine
- Conclusion
- David Hare / Chris Megson
- Introduction
- Slag
- Fanshen
- `The Play is in the Air'
- Plenty
- Conclusion
- Howard Brenton / Richard Boon
- Introduction
- Brenton's bag
- `The View'
- The bear pit
- David Edgar / Janelle Reinelt
- Introduction
- Destiny
- The Jail Diary of Albie Sachs
- Mary Barnes
- Conclusion
- 4. Documents
- James Aubrey
- Howard Barker
- Ian Blower
- Howard Brenton
- David Edgar
- David Gant
- Tim Hardy
- Barry Kyle
- Peter McEnery
- Ian McNeice
- Ann Mitchell
- Di Seymour
- Mary Sheen
- Kit Surrey
- A final word ...