Theatre of Catastrophe

Fifteen essays on the style language and vision of one of Britains most influential and controversial playwrights. Focusing on different aspects of what Barker has called the Theatre of Catastrophe an international range of academics offer illuminating interpretations of his work. Includes analyses of the political moral and historical aspects of his writing its poetry and eroticism its depiction of the figure of the artist and Barkers writing in performancecludes contributions from Elisabeth Angel-Perez Mary Karen Dahl Helen Iball Christine Kiehl Charles Lamb Chris Megson Roger Owen Dan Rebellato James Reynolds Elizabeth Sakellaridou Andy Smith Liz Tomlin Heiner Zimmerman.