By critical and popular description, Alan Bennett is one of England's best-loved playwrights. He is perhaps best known in the UK for the BBC production of his Talking Heads TV plays, while the rest of the world may recognize him for the film adaptation of his play, The Madness of King George

David Mamet's criticism of American society, theatrical inventiveness, images of alienation and betrayal, sensitivity to language, and continuing productivity make him a leading contemporary playwright. This critical collection of ten essays by noted American and European scholars, including Ruby Cohn, Michael Hinden, Dennis Carroll, Steven Gale, and Chris Hudgins, examines David Mamet's development from the beginning of his career. Structural and thematic essays provide a comprehensive overview of his work in theatre and film through such diverse approaches as aesthetics, linguistic...

Reading Stephen Sondheim: A Collection of Critical Essays brings together scholars and critics from a wide variety of literary and theoretical perspectives, this book undertakes to examine all of Sondheim's major productions and themes.

This book explores the inspirations and creative process of America's Pulitzer Prize-winning playwrights of the last dozen years.

This text explores the inspirations and creative process of America's Pulitzer Prize-winning playwrights since 1990. There is a chapter on each playwright: Wasserstein, Wilson, Simon, Schenkkan, Kushner, Albee, Foote, Larson, Vogel, Edson and Margulies.

This comprehensive collection gathers critical essays on the major works of the foremost American and British playwrights of the 20th century, written by leading figures in drama/performance studies.

Beginning with a brief essay by internationally renowned playwright Harold Pinter, 'Captive Audience' examines the social, gendered, ethnic and cultural problems of incarceration as explored in contemporary theatre.

First Published in 2002. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

First Published in 2004. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

First published in 1999. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.