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John Osborne's Look Back in Anger
Series: Modern Theatre Guides
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This book is ideal for readers interested in British theatre, cultural history, drama students, and fans of Look Back in Anger seeking in-depth critical analysis and historical context.
"Look Back in Anger" is one of the few works of drama that are indisputably central to British culture in general, and its name is one of the most well-known in postwar cultural history. This guide provides a comprehensive critical introduction to the play, giving students an overview of the background and context.
Accessible informative critical introduction to Osborne's Look Back in Anger, a much-studied classic of post-war British drama.
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Look Back in Anger is one of the few works of drama that are indisputably central to British culture, and its name is among the most well-known in postwar cultural history. Its premiere in 1956 sparked the first "new wave" of kitchen-sink drama and the cultural phenomenon of the angry young man. The play's anti-hero, Jimmy Porter, became the spokesman of a generation.
Osborne's play is a key milestone in "new writing" for British theatre, and the Royal Court—which produced the play—has since become one of the most important new writing theatres in the UK.
Series: Modern Theatre Guides
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John Osborne's Look Back in Anger
Look Back in Anger is one of the few works of drama that are indisputably central to British culture, and its name is among the most well-known in postwar cultural history. Its premiere in 1956 sparked the first "new wave" of kitchen-sink drama and the cultural phenomenon of the angry young man. The play's anti-hero, Jimmy Porter, became the spokesman...Paperback$4500Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks
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Dominic Cooke, Artistic Director of the Royal Court Theatre, describes this work as "an indispensable and comprehensive survey of this iconic play's history." Additional reviews highlight the book's engagement with current critical debates, notable recent productions, and insightful interviews with prominent actors such as David Tennant, Michael Sheen, and Emma Fielding.
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ISBN: 9780826492012
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 10 March 2008
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Continuum International Publishing Group Ltd.
Audience: Tertiary education
DIMENSIONS
Width: 129.0mm
Height: 198.0mm
Weight: 160g
Pages: 136
About the Author
Aleks Sierz is the theatre critic of Tribune and a freelance theatre reviewer. He is a lecturer in modern British theatre whose seminal study, In-Yer-Face Theatre, defined a new generation of writers and their work. In 2006 Methuen Drama published his guide, The Theatre of Martin Crimp, which was followed up by 2012's Modern British Playwriting: the 1990s. Sierz's journalism has featured in the Sunday Times, the Daily Telegraph and the Independent. He is a widely read, highly regarded critic of modern British theatre. Aleks Sierz FRSA is Visiting Professor at Rose Bruford College, London, UK, and author of In-Yer-Face Theatre: British Drama Today (Faber, 2001), John Osborne's Look Back in Anger (Continuum, 2008), Rewriting the Nation: British Theatre Today (Methuen Drama, 2011) and Modern British Playwriting: The 1990s (Methuen Drama 2012). He also works as a journalist, broadcaster, lecturer and theatre critic.
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