Contemporary British Theatre

Contemporary British Theatre surveys the complex and dynamic theatre of the eighties and early nineties reflecting a country that is multicultural, multiethnic and multinational. The contributors - artists, scholars and critics - offer insights into the unique forms of theatre performance devised to express the tensions and pressures of our time. For the paperback edition a new preface has been written, including several updating pieces from individual contributors.

Inhalt
List of Photographs - Notes on Contributors - PART 1 - The Multiplicity of British Theatre; T.Shank - Sated, Starved or Satisfied: The Languages of Theatre in Britain Today; T.Dunn - PART 2 - Digging the Greeks: New Versions of Old Classics; R.Cohn - Cultural Transformations; J.Verma - Edward Bond and the Royal National Theatre; I.Stuart - Spread a Little Happiness: West End Musicals; S.Morley - PART 3 - Breaking the Boundaries: The People Show, Lumiere & Son and Hesitate and Demonstrate; L.Sobieski - Diverse Assembly: Some Trends in Recent Performance; T.Etchells - Experimental Theatre in Scotland; A.Cameron - The Welsh National Theatre: The Avant-Garde in the Diaspora; D.Hughes - LIFTing the Theatre: The London International Festival of Theatre; C.Armitstead - PART 4 - The Electronic Media and British Drama; M.Esslin - The Playwriting Profession: Setting Out and the Journey; T.Shank - Directors: The New Generation; J.Edwardes - Recent Tendencies in Design; M.Wolf - Index