{"product_id":"9781350249608","title":"Theatre of Simon Stephens","description":"\u003ch3\u003eCritical Companions\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eTheatre of Simon Stephens\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003eJacqueline Bolton | Patrick Lonergan | Kevin J. Wetmore, Jr.\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003ePerforming Arts \/ Theater \/ History \u0026amp; Criticism\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003eSimon Stephens is one of Europe's pre-eminent living playwrights. Since the beginning of his career in 1998, Stephens's award-winning plays have been translated into over twenty languages, been produced on four continents, and continue to feature prominently in the repertoires of European theatre. His original works have garnered numerous awards, with his stage adaptation of Mark Haddon's novel \u003ci\u003eThe Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time\u003c\/i\u003e winning seven Olivier Awards and enjoying acclaim on Broadway.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn the first book to provide a critical account of Stephens's work, Jacqueline Bolton draws upon the playwright's unpublished personal archives, as well as original interviews with directors and actors, to advance detailed analyses of his original plays and their productions, examine contemporary approaches to playwriting, and deliver insights into broader debates regarding text, performance and authorship. Caridad Svich addresses Stephens's theatrical output between 2014 and 2019, and essays from Mireia Aragay and James Hudson provide additional perspectives on international productions and the playwright's adaptive practices. Andrew Haydon's edited interviews with six of Stephens's key collaborators – Marianne Elliott, Sarah Frankcom, Sean Holmes, Ramin Gray, Katie Mitchell and Carrie Cracknell – further illuminate the work from a director's viewpoint.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Theatre of Simon Stephens\u003c\/i\u003e situates the playwright's oeuvre within his embrace of aesthetics and working relations encountered in European theatre cultures, focusing in particular upon shifting attitudes towards the function of the playwright, the relationship between playwrights and directors, and the role of the audience in live performance.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Companion serves as a lively and engaging study of one of the most restlessly creative and important dramatists of our generation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eJacqueline Bolton\u003c\/b\u003e is Senior Lecturer in Drama and Theatre at the University of Lincoln, UK. Her research interests include dramaturgy, new writing and British fringe theatre of the 1970s and 1980s. She has written for the journal \u003ci\u003eStudies in Theatre and Performance\u003c\/i\u003e, is the editor of the Methuen Drama Student Edition of \u003ci\u003ePornography \u003c\/i\u003eby Simon Stephens, and author of 'Joint Stock' in \u003ci\u003eBritish Theatre Companies: \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e1980-1994\u003c\/i\u003e, edited by Graham Saunders (Bloomsbury Methuen Drama, 2015).\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e26 January 2023\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMethuen Drama\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781350249608\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\u003e264\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e10.88\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51333220466828,"sku":"9781350249608","price":36.86,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/getimage_ff12199d-85ef-49d9-8cf1-2ae53b8a5a53.jpg?v=1783609245","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781350249608","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}