![]() He is still remembered and discussed as the author of The Trilogy, three plays staged between 1958–60 that fail to reflect the daring aesthetics of his later work, thereby perpetuating an incorrect image of a naturalist playwright. ![]() ![]() Despite his pivotal engagement with the cultural politics of 1960s Britain and his international career, only a fraction of Wesker’s dramatic output tends to be studied. An impressive list of contributors comprises important scholars of post-war theatre – including John Bull and Chris Megson – alongside practitioners such as Edward Bond and Pamela Howard, who bring professional insights to bear.Īrnold Wesker was hailed in the press as ‘one of the great overlooked’ of British drama when he died in April 2016. The editors are recognized scholars in the field with a track record of publication on British theatre. This is the first study of the whole body of Wesker’s work, and will create new interest in this partly forgotten key figure in post-war British theatre.Ī new study of Wesker’s work is overdue. ![]() This new collection will add significantly to the body of scholarship on this important dramatist. ![]()
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