by Dominic Dromgoole (Author)
Now out in paperback, this highly personal and comprehensive survey of contemporary drama which celebrates the plays and playwrights at the forefront of theatre today All the way from A-Z, Dromgoole's engaging and provocative short essays include his thoughts on Sebastian Barry, Edward Bond, April de Angelis, Pam Gems, David Hare, Sarah Kane, Martin McDonagh, Conor McPherson, Harold Pinter, Mark Ravenhill, and many, many more. Intelligent, partisan, enthusiastic and always illuminating, this is an insider's guide to the key shapers of theatre over the last decade, and essential reading for anyone interested in contemporary theatre. This edition includes a new afterword."We are living in the middle of a carnival, a free festival, a fete, a flower show, a harvest home, a steam fair, a rock festival, a grand glorious tender wild burst of new plays." Dominic Dromgoole
Format: Paperback
Pages: 224
Edition: New Edition - New ed
Publisher: Methuen Drama
Published: 09 May 2002
ISBN 10: 0413771342
ISBN 13: 9780413771346
Book Overview: Dominic Dromgoole has served as artistic director at the Bush Theatre, the Old Vic, the Whitehall and at the Oxford Stage Company, and his productions have received over 30 major theatre awards. He ha s recently produced a film called Saltwater .