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This exciting book uniquely combines interviews with scholars and practitioners in theatre studies to look at what most people feel is a pivotal moment of British theatre - the 1990s. With a particular focus on 'in-yer-face theatre', this volume will be essential reading for all students and scholars of contemporary British theatre.
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Table of contents (14 chapters)
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Directors
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Playwrights
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Critics
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Academics
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Reviews
"Between them, Max Stafford-Clark, Stephen Daldry and Ian Rickson, in chronological order of directorship but not interview, present a great overview of the theatre that certainly in the mid-and late-1990s became the powerhouse of new British writing and in particular, in-yer-face following the thrilling impact of Sarah Kane and Blasted."
"This is a book that contains much of interest to those who love theatre in this country."
"British Theatre of the 1990s is of particular value because it documents the Sarah Kane and in-yer-face phenomena from numerous angles, takes a good look at gay and queer theatre and makes a strong case for the Royal Court as the leader of what in retrospect and even at the time seemed like an extremely exciting period for theatre in Great Britain. " - Philip Fisher - The British Theatre Guide
"offer(s) an engaging and perceptive account of the period as well as reflections on earlier influences...It will interest academics, theatre professionals and a general readership who want to enhance their understanding of this particular historical terrain of British theatre and the perspectives of respected cultural commentators and practitioners." - Nadine Holdsworth Contemporary Theatre Review
Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
NEIL BARTLETT Playwright, novelist, actor, performer, director and translator
MICHAEL BILLINGTON Drama critic for The Guardian and author
MARTIN CRIMP Playwright
STEPHEN DALDRY Theatre and film director (ex-Artistic Director of the Royal Court, London; films include Billy Elliot and The Hours)
NICHOLAS de JONGH Theatre critic for the Evening Standard and writer
KEVIN ELYOT Playwright for theatre and television screenwriter
JOE PENHALL Playwright
MARK RAVENHILL Well-known playwright
DAN REBELLATO Professor of Contemporary Theatre, Royal Holloway, University of London, UK
IAN RICKSON Current Artistic Director of the Royal Court, London
GRAHAM SAUNDERS Lecturer in Theatre Studies, University of Reading, UK
ALEKS SIERZ Freelance writer, journalist, critic and broadcaster
ALAN SINFIELD Professor of English, University of Sussex, UK
MAX STAFFORD-CLARK Theatre director (ex-Artistic Director of the Royal Court and founder of the touring theatre company Out of Joint)
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: British Theatre of the 1990s
Book Subtitle: Interviews with Directors, Playwrights, Critics and Academics
Editors: Mireia Aragay, Hildegard Klein, Enric Monforte, Pilar Zozaya
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230210738
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan London
eBook Packages: Palgrave Literature & Performing Arts Collection, Literature, Cultural and Media Studies (R0)
Copyright Information: Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Macmillan Publishers Limited 2007
Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-230-00509-9Published: 23 April 2007
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-349-28189-3Published: 01 January 2007
eBook ISBN: 978-0-230-21073-8Published: 23 April 2007
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XII, 208
Topics: Theatre History, Environment, general, Literary Theory, Cultural Theory, Theatre and Performance Studies, Cultural Studies