Modern British Playwriting: The 1980s

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First published in Great Britain in 2012 by Methuen Drama

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General Preface copyright © 2012 Richard Boon and Philip Roberts
‘Howard Barker’ copyright © 2012 Sarah Goldingay
‘Jim Cartwright’ copyright © 2012 David Lane
‘Timberlake Wertenbaker’ copyright © 2012 Sara Freeman

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