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Modern British playwriting. The 1990s : voices, documents, new interpretations / Aleks Sierz.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Sierz, Aleks.
- Series:
- Decades of modern British playwriting
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Kane, Sarah, 1971-1999--Criticism and interpretation.
- Kane, Sarah.
- Neilson, Anthony--Criticism and interpretation.
- Neilson, Anthony.
- Ravenhill, Mark--Criticism and interpretation.
- Ravenhill, Mark.
- Ridley, Philip--Criticism and interpretation.
- Ridley, Philip.
- Kane, Sarah, 1971-1999.
- English drama--20th century--History and criticism.
- English drama.
- Criticism and interpretation.
- Physical Description:
- ix, 277 pages ; 22 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- London : Methuen Drama, 2012.
- Summary:
- British theatre of the 1990s witnessed an explosion of new talent and presented a new sensibility that sent shockwaves through audiences and critics. In this major reassessment of playwriting from the period Aleks Siezz revisits the decade to examine the origins, significance and legacy of the work created.
- Beginning with a panoramic survey of life in the 1990s and a detailed study of the theatre produced, the work of four of the major playwrights who left an indelible mark on the theatre landscape is then examined by different scholars: Philip Ridley (by Aleks Sierz), Sarah Kane (Catherine Ress), Anthony Neilson (Trish Reid), and Mark Ravenhill (Graham Saunders). A series of further documents including essays and interviews with the playwrights, together with a consideration of work and revivals produced in subsequent years, grant greater insight into each writer's body of work and its place in the narrative of modern British theatre. Book jacket.
- Contents:
- 1 Theatre in the 1990s 28
- Background 28
- Heritage, culture and the Arts Council 31
- Flagship theatres: West End, National and RSC 35
- Off-West End and companies 45
- New writing 54
- Experimental, fringe and live art 68
- Outside London: England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland 77
- Conclusion 85
- 2 Playwrights and Plays 88
- Philip Ridley / Aleks Sierz Sierz, Aleks 88
- Introduction 88
- The Pitchfork Disney 91
- The Fastest Clock in the Universe 98
- Ghost from a Perfect Place 104
- Conclusion 109
- Sarah Kane / Catherine Rees Rees, Catherine 112
- Introduction 112
- Blasted 114
- Cleansed 122
- 4.48 Psychosis 128
- Conclusion 134
- Anthony Neilson / Trish Reid Reid, Trish 137
- Introduction 137
- Normal 142
- Penetrator 148
- The Censor 155
- Conclusion 161
- Mark Ravenhill / Graham Saunders Saunders, Graham 163
- Introduction 164
- Shopping and Fucking 168
- Some Explicit Polaroids 174
- Mother Clap's Molly House 178
- Conclusion 185
- 3 Documents 189
- Philip Ridley: Vesper- a Monologue 189
- Sarah Kane: Interview with Dan Rebellato 198
- Anthony Neilson: In His Own Words 209
- Mark Ravenhill: 'A Tear in the Fabric' 214.
- Notes:
- Includes index.
- ISBN:
- 9781408129265
- 1408129264
- 9781408181331
- 1408181339
- OCLC:
- 793894602
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