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.
Introduction vii
1 Richard Bean Eckart Voigts-Virchow 1
2 Gregory Burke David Pattie 22
3 Jez Butterworth Aleks Sierz 42
4 Jim Cartwright Anette Pankratz 62
5 Martin Crimp Martin Middeke 82
6 Sarah Daniels Nicole Boireau 103
7 April De angelis Rebecca D'Monté 123
8 David Eldridge Graham Saunders 144
9 Kevin Elyot Christina Wald 163
10 Debbie Tucker Green Elaine Aston 183
11 David Greig Reinek 203
12 Tanika Gupta Gabriele Griffin 223
13 David Harrower Clare Wallace 243
14 Jonathan Harvey Peter Paul Schnierer 263
15 Terry Johnson Stephen Lacey 284
16 Sarah Kane Ken Urban 304
17 Kwame Kwei-Armah Lynette Goddard 323
18 Anthony Neilson John Bull 343
19 Joe Penhall Margarete Rubik 363
20 Winsome Pinnock Elizabeth Sakellaridou 383
21 Mark Ravenhill Caridad Svich 403
22 Philip Ridley Dan Rebellato 425
23 Simon Stephens Christopher Innes 445
24 Shelagh Stephenson Peter Billingham 466
25 Roy Williams Deirdre Osborne 487
Index 510
Notes on Contributors 519
Overview
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 ...