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Modern British playwriting : the 1970s : voices, documents, new interpretations / Chris Megson.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Megson, Christopher, author.
- Series:
- Decades of modern British playwriting
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Churchill, Caryl--Criticism and interpretation.
- Churchill, Caryl.
- Hare, David, 1947---Criticism and interpretation.
- Hare, David.
- Brenton, Howard, 1942---Criticism and interpretation.
- Brenton, Howard.
- Edgar, David, 1948---Criticism and interpretation.
- Edgar, David.
- English drama--20th century--History and criticism.
- English drama.
- Brenton, Howard, 1942-.
- Edgar, David, 1948-.
- Hare, David, 1947-.
- Genre:
- Criticism, interpretation, etc.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource.
- Contained In:
- Bloomsbury Drama Online Core Collection Scholarly Books. Bloomsbury Publishing
- Place of Publication:
- London : Methuen Drama, 2012.
- Summary:
- 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 assessment of their contribution to British theatre.
- Contents:
- 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
- David Hare / Chris Megson
- Slag
- Fanshen
- `The Play is in the Air'
- Plenty
- Howard Brenton / Richard Boon
- Brenton's bag
- `The View'
- The bear pit
- David Edgar / Janelle Reinelt
- Destiny
- The Jail Diary of Albie Sachs
- Mary Barnes
- 4. Documents
- James Aubrey
- Howard Barker
- Ian Blower
- David Gant
- Tim Hardy
- Barry Kyle
- Peter McEnery
- Ian McNeice
- Ann Mitchell
- Di Seymour
- Mary Sheen
- Kit Surrey
- A final word.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 279-285).
- Online resource; title from PDF title page (Drama Online, viewed July 10, 2026).
- Other Format:
- Print version: Megson, Christopher. Modern British playwriting: the 1970s.
- ISBN:
- 9781408177891
- 1408177897
- 1408129396
- 9781408129395
- 9781408177884
- 1408177889
- OCLC:
- 870646891
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license
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