"The Methuen Drama Guide to Contemporary British Playwrights" is 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 provides an illuminating survey and analysis
of each writer's plays and 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: (1) a biographical sketch and introduction to
the playwright, (2) a discussion of their most important plays, (3)
an analysis of their stylistic and thematic traits, the critical
reception and their place in the discourses of British theatre, (4)
a bibliography of texts and critical material.
With essays from twenty-five leading scholars of modern British
drama this will prove an invigorating and trustworthy guide for all
readers.
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