Playwrights

This book analyses the different ways in which Ibsen’s plays were and are performed in different cultures on five continents and examines the impact of such performances on the theatre, social life, and politics of these cultures. It shows that performing Ibsen means performing multiple modernities...

First Published in 1998. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company...

The first book to provide a detailed and up to date analysis of Priestley’s enormous contribution to twentieth century British theatre. _x000D_ This study unpicks the contradictions of a playwright and theatre theorist popular with audiences but too often dismissed by critics...

Maria Irene Fornes provides an enlightening introduction to a pivotal figure in both Hispanic-American and experimental theater. From her theatrical origins in 1960s Cuba to her precedent plays for the US stage, this book presents an important guide of work of this politically-charged playwright...

Maria Irene Fornes provides an enlightening introduction to a pivotal figure in both Hispanic-American and experimental theater. From her theatrical origins in 1960s Cuba to her precedent plays for the US stage, this book presents an important guide of work of this politically-charged playwright...

The first collection of original critical material on Martin McDonagh, one of the most celebrated young playwrights of the last decade. Credited with reinvigorating contemporary Irish drama, his dark, despairing comedies have been performed extensively both on Broadway and in the West End...

The first collection of original critical material on Martin McDonagh, one of the most celebrated young playwrights of the last decade. Credited with reinvigorating contemporary Irish drama, his dark, despairing comedies have been performed extensively both on Broadway and in the West End...

First Published in 2007. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company...

First Published in 2007. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company...

This is the first book to deal with Glaspell and Treadwell’s plays from a theatrical perspective, and presents a comprehensive overview, from lesser known plays to seminal productions of Trifles and Machinal...

This collection of interviews offers unprecedented insight into the plays and creative works of Suzan-Lori Parks, as well as being an important commentary on contemporary theater and playwriting, from jazz and opera to politics and cultural memory. _x000D_ Suzan-Lori Parks in Person contains 18 inte..

First Published in 1997. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company...