This is an edition of nine of Mc Grath’s plays for the English 7:84 theatre company. It covers Mc Grath’s work for the company spanning four decades, from the 1960s through to the 1990s
The book has a substantial contextualising introduction and commentary on the plays by Nadine Holdsworth, one of the leading specialists in the work of John Mc Grath. This is set alongside supporting documents such as programme notes, reviews, letters etc.
The plays and theatre work of John Mc Grath are studied in many theatre departments but they have not been available to the reader. The English plays constitute a powerful influence on the theatre in general, and are included in all theatre histories of the period; this collection should make them available to students, audiences and the public at large with an interest in theatre and in the social issues of their periods.
Inhoudsopgave
List of Illustrations, vii; Acknowledgements, viii; Foreword by Michael Billington, ix; Introduction; John Mc Grath’s early career: 1958-70, 2; The Liverpool Everyman: 1971-72, 6; 7:84 Theatre Company: 1971-73, 18; 7:84 England Theatre Company: 1973-75, 26; 7:84 England Theatre Company in decline: 1976-79, 40; Responding to Thatcherism: 1980-85, 46; Watching for Dolphins in the 1990s, 56; Notes, 64; Bibliography and Further Reading, 68; The Plays; They’ve Got Out (1961), 73; Unruly Elements/Plugged In (1971), 76; Angel of the Morning, 77; Plugged in to History, 92; They’re Knocking Down the Pie Shop, 104; Trees in the Wind (1971), 114; Fish in the Sea (1975), 156; Lay Off (1975), 236; Rejoice! (1982), 284; Watching for Dolphins (1992), 325.
Over de auteur
The late John Mc Grath made his name as a playwright and television writer and director, founding the 7:84 Theatre Companies, as well as the hit TV series Z-Cars. He wrote over 50 plays for theatre and numerous feature film screenplays, and ran his own film production company, Freeway Films. He was Visiting Fellow in Theatre at Cambridge University, and Visiting Professor in Media Studies at Royal Holloway College. Nadine Holdsworth is Lecturer in Theatre Studies at Warwick University. She is the editor of John Mc Grath’s Naked Thoughts that Roam About: Reflections on Theatre, (Nick Hern Books, 2002). Her research specialises in post-war British drama, cultural policy, popular performance, and the intersections of these with class, gender, and race She has been at Warwick since January 2000. She studied Drama (BA Hons) at the University of Loughborough between 1987 and 1990. Her doctorate on ‘7:84 England: Performance and Ideological Transaction’, also completed at Loughborough, was awarded in 1995.
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