Tag: postwar British drama
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The Literary Gaze
Sunday 1st June 2025
writingHere is a sample from the introduction to my latest book about postwar British t…
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Angry and Young, Almeida Theatre
Saturday 5th October 2024
reviewVigorous and illuminating double bill: two all-time 1950s classics, Look Back in…
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Don’t Destroy Me, Arcola Theatre
Monday 15th January 2024
reviewForgotten play by the author of Tom & Viv is realistic, but lacks dramatic focus…
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Brief Notes Towards a Definition of Leftfield Theatre
Wednesday 1st April 2020
writingCan the stranglehold of naturalism and social realism in British theatre ever be…
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A brief history of in-yer-face theatre
Friday 1st July 2016
writingOne from the archives: where did the label come from, and who first coined it?
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David Edgar on New Plays
Sunday 16th February 2014
blogQuote of the day: “Yes, postwar British drama has seen great classical productio…
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About The Deep Blue Sea
Friday 29th July 2011
blogThis week, I made a rare expedition out of London to see Terence Rattigan’s The …
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