Studies the effect of Thatcherite ideology and policies on British subsidized theatre, left-wing drama, the development of women's and black theatre, and innovative new writing for the stage.
Examines the evolution of British historical drama from John Osborne's "Look Back in Anger" to the 1980s. The author analyzes how the revolutionary and social movements of the period are reflected in its historical drama and speculates on its future in the changing political climate of the 1990s.
Examines Pinter's work in relation to changes taking place in the New British Theatre after the so-called theatrical revolution of 1956, and draws attention to those autobiographical experiences that have been transmuted into his art.
This book examines changes in performance practice in mainstream British theatre since 1945 which focus on the attempt by directors and companies to replace the realism of inter-war theatre with more physically and vocally expressive acting and ensemble approach to production processes. The aim was to replace the capitalist line-management approach of the commercial theatre with a more democratic collaborative structure that would encourage co...
