{"product_id":"9781118492130","title":"A Concise Companion to Contemporary British and Irish Drama","description":"\u003ch3\u003eConcise Companions to Literature and Culture\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eA Concise Companion to Contemporary British and Irish Drama\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003eNadine Holdsworth | Mary Luckhurst\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eLiterary Criticism \/ European \/ English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003eFocusing on major and emerging playwrights, institutions, and various theatre practices this \u003ci\u003eConcise Companion \u003c\/i\u003eexamines the key issues in British and Irish theatre since 1979. Written by leading international scholars in the field, this collection offers new ways of thinking about the social, political, and cultural contexts within which specific aspects of British and Irish theatre have emerged and explores the relationship between these contexts and the works produced. It investigates why particular issues and practices have emerged as significant in the theatre of this period.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNadine Holdsworth\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Theatre and Performance Studies at the University of Warwick. She has published widely on twentieth and twenty-first century British theatre and is the author of \u003ci\u003eJoan Littlewood's Theatre\u003c\/i\u003e (Cambridge University Press, 2011), \u003ci\u003eTheatre \u0026amp; Nation\u003c\/i\u003e (Palgrave, 2010) and \u003ci\u003eJoan Littlewood (\u003c\/i\u003eRoutledge, 2006). She has also edited John McGrath’s collected writings on theatre, \u003ci\u003eNaked Thoughts That Roam About \u003c\/i\u003e(Nick Hern, 2002) and his \u003ci\u003ePlays for England \u003c\/i\u003e(Exeter University Press, 2005). \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMary Luckhurst\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Modern Drama and co-founder of the prestigious new Department of Theatre, Film and Television at the  University of York. She has edited \u003ci\u003eA Companion to Modern British and Irish Drama (Blackwell 2006)\u003c\/i\u003e and is the author of \u003ci\u003eDramaturgy: A Revolution in Theatre\u003c\/i\u003e (2006), co-author of \u003ci\u003eThe Drama Handbook: A Guide to Reading Plays\u003c\/i\u003e (2002), and co-editor of \u003ci\u003eTheatre and Celebrity in Britain, 1660-2000\u003c\/i\u003e (2005). She has also edited \u003ci\u003eThe Creative Writing Handbook: Techniques for New Writers\u003c\/i\u003e (1996), \u003ci\u003eOn Directing: Interviews with Directors\u003c\/i\u003e (1999)\u003ci\u003e,\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eOn Acting: Interviews with Actors\u003c\/i\u003e (2002) and \u003ci\u003ePlaying for Real\u003c\/i\u003e (Palgrave 2010). She is a National Teaching Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, and in 2012-13 was among 14 leading UK scholars to be awarded an international scholarship in recognition of her outstanding contributions to theatre pedagogy and research.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e04 June 2013\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley-Blackwell\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781118492130\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback \/ softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e320\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e14.24\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44378688127116,"sku":"9781118492130","price":37.76,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9781118492130.jpg?v=1780280279","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781118492130","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}