Books
All nine of these books are available to buy on Amazon
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The Time Traveller’s Guide to British Theatre: The First Four Hundred Years
Imaginative trip into the historical past that uses a series of fictional guides to illuminate the theatres, playwrights and plays that made and continue to make British theatre great. Co-authored with Lia Ghilardi.
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Good Nights Out: A History of Popular British Theatre Since the Second World War
Original reinterpretation of British theatre history which turns the spotlight onto the most outstanding and commercially successful hit shows of the past 75 years, examining their contribution to national myths.
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New British Drama in 15 Scenes: Adventures in Theatre Criticism
Written in a boldly experimental style, this is a wide-ranging and accessible account of new writing in British theatre during the 2010s, including the key playwrights, plays and innovations.
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In-Yer-Face Theatre: British Drama Today
Seminal account of the new British playwrights of the 1990s which focuses on the creativity, controversy and theatrical thrills which they delivered to the new writing scene.
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Rewriting the Nation: British Theatre Today
Landmark study which shows how new writing for British theatre in the first decade of the new millennium is deeply concerned with generating ideas about national identity.
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The Theatre of Martin Crimp
Full-length analysis of the most original, innovative and influential playwright of his generation, who has been in the vanguard of new writing for more than three decades. Second edition 2013.
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John Osborne’s Look Back in Anger
Comprehensive guide to the key play which revolutionised postwar British theatre, kicking off a new wave of Angry Young Men, Kitchen Sink Drama and establishing new writing.
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Modern British Playwriting: The 1990s
Stimulating reinterpretation of a decade that saw the emergence of new playwrights Philip Ridley, Sarah Kane, Anthony Neilson and Mark Ravenhill, who redefined new writing for British theatre.
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The Methuen Drama Guide to Contemporary British Playwrights
Authoritative introduction to twenty-five leading British playwrights who have become important figures in the field of new writing from the early 1980s until today. Co-edited with Martin Middeke and Peter Paul Schnierer.
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