Contemporary British Theatre

Product Description Contemporary British Theatre surveys the complex and dynamic theatre of the eighties and early nineties reflecting a country that is multicultural, multiethnic and multinational. The contributors - artists, scholars and critics - offer insights into the unique forms of theatre performance devised to express the tensions and pressures of our time. For the paperback edition a new preface has been written, including several updating pieces from individual contributors. From the Back Cover Contemporary British Theatre surveys the complex and dynamic theatre of the eighties and early nineties reflecting a country that is multi-cultural, multi-ethnic and multi-national. The contributors--artists, scholars and critics--offer insights into the unique forms of theatre performance devised to express the tensions and pressures of our time.