Books in the Studies in Modern Drama series

This critical collection of eight original essays and two recently published essays by noted American and European scholars examines David Mamet's development from the beginning of his career to the present.

First Published in 1998. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

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.

Beginning with an essay by Harold Pinter, this text examines social, gendered, ethnic and cultural problems of incarceration explored through contemporary theatre. The essays discuss a range of topics related to the intersection of theatre and prison including theatrical prison projects, Marat/Sade and themes of imprisonment in US Latino drama.

Stephen Sondheim is arguably one of the most important writers for the American musical stage today, yet he has rarely been treated seriously within the academy. This book attempts to remedy that situation.

A collection of original essays 16 analyzing plays about the movie industry from the 1920s to the present. They concentrate however on such contemporary playwrights as David Mamet, Sam Shepard, David Rabe, and Adrienne Kennedy, highlighting their deconstruction of Hollywood myths to reveal painful

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.

These essays on plays by African American female playwrights from the post-reconstruction period to the present provides thematic analyses of plays by major and less widely known African American women playwrights, The contributors explore the themes of sexuality, agency, anger and self-contempt.

Beginning with an essay by Harold Pinter, this text examines social, gendered, ethnic and cultural problems of incarceration explored through contemporary theatre. The essays discuss a range of topics related to the intersection of theatre and prison including theatrical prison projects, Marat/Sade and themes of imprisonment in US Latino drama.

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

This volume addresses disability in theatre, and features all new work, including critical essays, interviews, personal essays, and an original play.

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"

This comprehensive guide to the plays of one of the world's greatest yet most puzzling contemporary dramatists, it penetrates the mystery of Harold Pinter's work with compelling and authoritative insights.

Each essay chapter in the volume deals in depth with an important Osborne play.

This critical collection of eight original essays and two recently published essays by noted American and European scholars examines David Mamet's development from the beginning of his career to the present.

This collection of 15 original essays, assembled by renowned Mamet and Pinter scholar Leslie Kane, examines the pervasiveness of crime and criminality in the plays and screenplays of two of the most influential contemporary dramatists.

Examines Gertrude Stein's drama within the history of the theatric and cinematic avant-gardes. This book explores her development of a playwriting aesthetic based in avant-garde drama, cinema, and queer identity.

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.