COVER; Copyright; Contents; Series Preface; Acknowledgements; Chronology; Introduction; Chapter 1 In-Yer-Face Theatre and Legacies of the New Writing Boom; Chapter 2 Verbatim Theatre? The Rise of a Political Voice; Chapter 3 Writing and Devising? The Call for Collaboration; Chapter 4 Black and Asian Writers? A Question of Representation; Chapter 5 Theatre for Young People? Audiences of Today; Chapter 6 Adaptation and Transposition? Reinterpreting the Past; Conclusion; Student Resources; Index.
Summary
This book offers an extended analysis of writers and theatre companies in Britain since 1995, and explores them alongside recent cultural, social and political developments. Referencing well-known practitioners from modern theatre, this book is an excellent introduction to how contemporary drama is made and analysed.
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