{"product_id":"modern-british-playwriting-the-1960s-voices-documents-new-interpretations-9781408181980","title":"Modern British Playwriting: The 1960s: Voices, Documents, New Interpretations","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Steve Nicholson\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Drama\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEssential for students of theatre studies, Methuen Drama's \u003ci\u003eDecades of Modern British Playwriting\u003c\/i\u003e 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 . \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe 1960s was a decade of seismic changes in British theatre as in society at large. This important new study in Methuen Drama's\u003ci\u003e Decades of Modern British Playwriting\u003c\/i\u003e 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe 1960s volume provides in-depth studies of the work of four of the major playwrights who came to prominence: \u003cb\u003eEdward Bond \u003c\/b\u003e(by Steve Nicholson), \u003cb\u003eJohn Arden \u003c\/b\u003e(Bill McDonnell), \u003cb\u003eHarold Pinter \u003c\/b\u003e(Jamie Andrews) and \u003cb\u003eAlan Ayckbourn \u003c\/b\u003e(Frances Babbage). It examines their work then, its legacy today, and how critical consensus has changed over time.","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing PLC","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":45085229973655,"sku":"9781408181980","price":13962.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781408181980.webp?v=1767265018","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/modern-british-playwriting-the-1960s-voices-documents-new-interpretations-9781408181980","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}