Essential for students of Theatre Studies, this series of six decadal volumes
provides a critical survey and reassessment of the theatre produced in each
decade from the 1950s to the present. Each volume equips readers with an
understanding of the context from which work emerged, a detailed overview of the
range of theatrical activity and a close study of the work of four of the major
playwrights by a team of leading scholars. Chris Megson's comprehensive survey
of the theatre of the 1970s examines the work of four playwrights who came to
promience in the decade and whose work remains undiminished today: Caryl
Churchill (by Paola Botham),