Description: Part of the Decades of Modern British Playwriting series, the volume provides a critical survey of the theatre produced in the 1960s together with detailed studies by a team of experts of the work of Edward Bond, John Arden, Harold Pinter and Alan Ayckbourn.
Brief description: Professor Steve Nicholson is a professor in Twentieth Century and Contemporary Theatre and Subject Director for Theatre within the School of English at the University of Sheffield, UK. Much of his work explores relationships between theatre, society and political contexts. He is also interested in contemporary playwrights and practitioners who challenge traditional conventions about character, narrative and performance.