Clive Barker and His Legacy

Very few academics and theatre-makers leave a legacy like Clive Barker.<br/>From his early years as a member of Joan Littlewood's Theatre Workshop through his time as a trailblazing academic and director to his selfless work helping those less advantaged engage with the arts Barker inspired and influenced a generation of theatre-makers.<br/>Looking beyond his untimely death in 2005 this collection of essays explores the multi-disciplinary work of this great man examining his early experience with productions like Shelagh Delaney's <i>The Lion in Love</i> to the publication of his seminal book <i>Theatre Games</i>. More than just situating Barker within an international context each essay in this book is written by a contributor with a personal connection to him: either as a collaborator in the theatre a professional colleague in training or academia or as a student of his work.<br/>Featuring a foreword by Simon Trussler Clive Barker and His Legacy is a touching tribute to one of theatre's truly influential figures highlighting all that he achieved and all that he will go on to inspire.<br/><br/>