Political Theatre in Post-Thatcher Britain

This new study examines the way that political theatre has re-emerged strongly since 1995, to articulate changed issues, alignments and definitions of politics and power in Britain.

Political theatre has re-emerged strongly since 1995, to articulate changed issues, alignments and definitions of politics and power in Britain. New work by both young and established dramatists contests the post-Thatcher mood of disengagement, creating exciting debates about the power and responsibility of individuals, defining characteristics and issues of the nation, the interaction of cultural collectives with the nation as a whole, and Britain’s relationship with other nations in the world.

AMELIA HOWE KRITZER is Associate Professor in the Department of Theater, University of St Thomas, Minnesota.

Politics and Theatre * Generational Politics: The In-Yer-Face Plays * Intergenerational Dialogue * Systems of Power * Issues for Contemporary Britain * A Nation in the World * Political Theatre in an Era of Disengagement