Essential for students of theatre studies, this series of 6 decadal volumes
provides a critical survey and study of the theatre produced in each decade from
the 1950s to the present. Each volume features a critical analysis of the work
of four key playwrights from that decade together with an extensive commentary
on the period.
The 80s volume provides a detailed study of the work of four of the major
playwrights who came to prominence: Howard Barker, Jim Cartwright, Sarah Daniels
and Timberlake Wertenbaker.
As with other volumes in the series, it offers an analysis of some of its most
important and representative plays and playwrights;