CONTENTS
General Preface
by series editors Richard Boon and Philip Roberts
Acknowledgements
Introduction: Living in the 1990s
Background
Everyday life
Education
Media
Culture
Science, technology and industry
Politics
1 Theatre in the 1990s
Background
Heritage, culture and the Arts Council
Flagship theatres: West End, National and RSC
Off-West End and companies
New writing
Experimental, fringe and live art
Outside London: England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland
Conclusion
2 Playwrights and Plays
Philip Ridley by Aleks Sierz
Introduction
The Pitchfork Disney
The Fastest Clock in the Universe
Ghost from a Perfect Place
Conclusion
Sarah Kane by Catherine Rees
Introduction
Blasted
Cleansed
4.48 Psychosis
Conclusion
Anthony Neilson by Trish Reid
Introduction
Normal
Penetrator
The Censor
Conclusion
Mark Ravenhill by Graham Saunders
Introduction
Shopping and Fucking
Some Explicit Polaroids
Mother Clap’s Molly House
Conclusion
3 Documents
Philip Ridley: Vesper – a Monologue
Sarah Kane: Interview with Dan Rebellato
Anthony Neilson: In His Own Words
Mark Ravenhill: ‘A Tear in the Fabric’
Afterword
Select Bibliography
Notes
Notes on Contributors
About the Author