Churchill

<p>First Published in 1989 <i>Churchill: The Playwright </i>is an illuminating and comprehensive guide to Caryl Churchill’s stage television and radio plays. Alongside <i>Top Girls</i> <i>Fen </i>and <i>Serious Money</i> plays that have established Churchill as one of the most notable writers of the decade Geraldine Cousin examines some of Churchill's major themes-the nature of time and the revolutionary possibilities for change- in earlier plays such as <i>Light Shining in Buckinghamshire</i> <i>Traps</i> and <i>Cloud Nine</i>.</p><p>Through detailed analysis Geraldine Cousin shows Churchill's development towards the challenging innovative style and combination of pungent satire and compassion that have made her such a successful chronicler and critic of our time. This is a must read for scholars and researchers of theatre studies.</p>