The Methuen Drama Guide to Contemporary British Playwrights

by Sierz, Aleks; Middeke, Martin; Schnierer, Peter Paul

• ISBN13: 9781408122785
• ISBN10: 1408122782
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2011-12-06
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Methuen Drama

Summary

The Methuen Drama Guide to Contemporary British Playwrightsis an authoritative guide to the work of twenty-five playwrights who have risen to prominence since the 1980s. Written by an international team of scholars , it will be invaluable to anyone interested in, studying or teaching contemporary drama. Among the many playwrights whose work is examined are Sarah Daniels, Terry Johnson, Martin Crimp, Sarah Kane, Anthony Neilson, Mark Ravenhill, Simon Stephens, Debbie Tucker Green, Tanika Gupta and Richard Bean. Each essay features: A biographical sketch and introduction to the playwright A discussion of their most important plays An analysis of their stylistic and thematic traits, the critical reception and their place in the discourses of British theatre A bibliography of texts and critical material

Author Biography

Dr Aleks Sierz is the author of In Yer face Theatre.

 

Professor Martin Middeke is Chair of English Literature at the University of Augsburg and Visiting Professor at the University of Johannesburg.

 

Professor Peter Paul Schnierer is Chair of English Literature at the University of Heidelberg, Germany.

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. vii
Richard Bean	p. 1
Gregory Burke	p. 22
Jez Butterworth	p. 42
Jim Cartwright	p. 62
Martin Crimp	p. 82
Sarah Daniels	p. 103
April De angelis	p. 123
David Eldridge	p. 144
Kevin Elyot	p. 163
Debbie Tucker Green	p. 183
David Greig	p. 203
Tanika Gupta	p. 223
David Harrower	p. 243
Jonathan Harvey	p. 263
Terry Johnson	p. 284
Sarah Kane	p. 304
Kwame Kwei-Armah	p. 323
Anthony Neilson	p. 343
Joe Penhall	p. 363
Winsome Pinnock	p. 383
Mark Ravenhill	p. 403
Philip Ridley	p. 425
Simon Stephens	p. 445
Shelagh Stephenson	p. 466
Roy Williams	p. 487
Index	p. 510
Notes on Contributors	p. 519
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