Modern British Playwriting: The 1960s

<p>Essential for students of theatre studies Methuen Drama's <i>Decades of Modern British Playwriting</i> series provides a comprehensive survey and study of the theatre produced in each decade from the 1950s to 2009 in six volumes. Each volume features a critical analysis and reevaluation of the work of four key playwrights from that decade authored by a team of experts together with an extensive commentary on the period . <p/>The 1960s was a decade of seismic changes in British theatre as in society at large. This important new study in Methuen Drama's<i> Decades of Modern British Playwriting</i> series explores how theatre-makers responded to the changes in society. Together with a thorough survey of the theatrical activity of the decade it offers detailed reassessments of the work of four of the leading playwrights. <p/>The 1960s volume provides in-depth studies of the work of four of the major playwrights who came to prominence: <b>Edward Bond </b>(by Steve Nicholson) <b>John Arden </b>(Bill McDonnell) <b>Harold Pinter </b>(Jamie Andrews) and <b>Alan Ayckbourn </b>(Frances Babbage). It examines their work then its legacy today and how critical consensus has changed over time.</p>