British Playwrights, 1956-1995: A Research and Production Sourcebook

by William W. Demastes

Book Overview

The year 1956 marked a point when British drama and theater fell into the hands of a group of young playwrights who revolutionized the stage. During that time, playwrights such as Samuel Beckett and Harold Pinter made the British theater as rich, varied, and vital as any national theater in history. This reference chronicles the history of British theater from 1956 to 1995 by providing detailed information about the playwrights of that period...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0313287597
• ISBN13: 9780313287596
• Release Date: October 1996
• Publisher: Greenwood
• Length: 512 Pages
• Weight: 2.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.4" x 9.5"