British Theatre of the 1990s

NEIL BARTLETT Playwright, novelist, actor, performer, director and translatorMICHAEL BILLINGTON Drama critic for The Guardian and authorMARTIN CRIMP PlaywrightSTEPHEN DALDRY Theatre and film director (ex-Artistic Director of the Royal Court, London; films include Billy Elliot and The Hours)NICHOLAS de JONGH Theatre critic for the Evening Standard and writerKEVIN ELYOT Playwright for theatre and television screenwriterJOE PENHALL PlaywrightMARK RAVENHILL Well-known playwrightDAN REBELLATO Professor of Contemporary Theatre, Royal Holloway, University of London, UKIAN RICKSON Current Artistic Director of the Royal Court, LondonGRAHAM SAUNDERS Lecturer in Theatre Studies, University of Reading, UKALEKS SIERZ Freelance writer, journalist, critic and broadcasterALAN SINFIELD Professor of English, University of Sussex, UKMAX STAFFORD-CLARK Theatre director (ex-Artistic Director of the Royal Court and founder of the touring theatre company Out of Joint)

This exciting book uniquely combines interviews with scholars and practitioners in theatre studies to look at what most people feel is a pivotal moment of British theatre - the 1990s. With a particular focus on 'in-yer-face theatre', this volume will be essential reading for all students and scholars of contemporary British theatre.

Includes interviews with well-known directors (eg, Stephen Daldry - Billy Elliot, The Hours ), contemporary playwrights (such as Mark Ravenhill and Martin Crimp), leading theatre critics (Michael Billington - The Guardian ; Nicholas de Jongh - the Evening Standard ) and academics 2 Uniquely includes contributions from these differing sections of the theatre studies community to form a coherent overview of a key moment in British theatre - the 1990s 3 Focuses on the 'in-yer-face' theatre movement of the 1990s, which is extremely popular at degree and postgraduate level 4 Will be of interest to general readers who want to know more about contemporary theatre and the theatre of the 1990s, through interviews with well-known public figures like Nicholas de Jongh and Aleks Sierz (theatre critic of The Tribune ) 5 Should have good press opportunities

Acknowledgements Notes on Editors/Interviewers Introduction PART I: Directors Stephen Daldry Ian Rickson Max Stafford-Clark PART II: Playwrights Neil Bartlett Martin Crimp Kevin Elyot Joe Penhall Mark Ravenhill PART III: Critics Michael Billington Nicholas de Jongh Aleks Sierz PART IV: Academics Dan Rebellato Graham Saunders Alan Sinfield Index