{"product_id":"9781408157114","title":"Modern British Playwriting: The 1960s: Voices, Documents, New Interpretations","description":"Essential for students of theatre studies, Methuen Drama's \u003ci\u003eDecades of Modern British Playwriting\u003c\/i\u003e series provides a comprehensive survey and study of the theatre produced in each decade from the 1950s to 2009 in six volumes. Each volume features a critical analysis and reevaluation of the work of four key playwrights from that decade authored by a team of experts, together with an extensive commentary on the period .\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe 1960s was a decade of seismic changes in British theatre as in society at large. This important new study in Methuen Drama's\u003ci\u003e Decades of Modern British Playwriting\u003c\/i\u003e series explores how theatre-makers responded to the changes in society. Together with a thorough survey of the theatrical activity of the decade it offers detailed reassessments of the work of four of the leading playwrights. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe 1960s volume provides in-depth studies of the work of four of the major playwrights who came to prominence: \u003cb\u003eEdward Bond \u003c\/b\u003e(by Steve Nicholson), \u003cb\u003eJohn Arden \u003c\/b\u003e(Bill McDonnell), \u003cb\u003eHarold Pinter \u003c\/b\u003e(Jamie Andrews) and \u003cb\u003eAlan Ayckbourn \u003c\/b\u003e(Frances Babbage). It examines their work then, its legacy today, and how critical consensus has changed over time.","brand":"Bloomsbury USA","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47126092382448,"sku":"9781408157114","price":23.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781408157114_p0.jpg?v=1763718112","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781408157114","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}