Book description
The Methuen Drama Guide to Contemporary British Playwrights is an
authoritative guide to the work of twenty-five playwrights who have
risen to prominence since the 1980s. Written by an international team of
scholars, it will be invaluable to anyone interested in, studying or
teaching contemporary drama. Among the many playwrights whose work is
examined are Sarah Daniels, Terry Johnson, Martin Crimp, Sarah Kane,
Anthony Neilson, Mark Ravenhill, Simon Stephens, Debbie Tucker Green,
Tanika Gupta and Richard Bean. Each essay features: A biographical
sketch and introduction to the playwright A discussion of their most
important plays An analysis of their stylistic and thematic traits, the
critical reception and their place in the discourses of British theatre
A bibliography of texts and critical material Professor Martin Middeke
is Chair of English Literature at the University of Augsburg and
Visiting Professor at the University of Johannesburg. Professor Peter
Paul Schnierer is Chair of English Literature at the University of
Heidelberg, Germany. Dr Aleks Sierz is the author of The Theatre of
Martin Crimp and Rewriting the Nation.
