Christopher (University of East Anglia) Bigsby

Crises of Empire offers a comprehensive and uniquely comparative analysis of the history of decolonization in the British, French and Dutch empires. B

Winner of the National Jewish Book Award "An important, revealing story, exceptionally well told." —Jonathan Yardley, Washington Post

Introduces nine important and exciting playwrights in twenty-first century America, exploring issues of race, gender and politics in contemporary thea

Neil LaBute - playwright, screenwriter, director and author of short stories - is one of the most exciting new talents in theatre and film. In the fir

Arthur Miller is regarded as one of the most important playwrights of the twentieth century, and his work continues to be widely performed and studied

Drawing on extensive interviews and rehearsal material, Christopher Bigsby explores the entirety of Arthur Miller's work (plays, poetry, fiction and f

This Companion offers a comprehensive, authoritative and accessible overview of the cultural themes and intellectual issues that drive the dominant cu

Drawing on extensive interviews and rehearsal material, Christopher Bigsby explores the entirety of Arthur Miller's work (plays, poetry, fiction and f

A leading writer on American theatre explores the works and influences of ten contemporary American playwrights.

Something has happened in the world of television drama. For the last decade and a half America has assumed a dominant position. Novelists, screenwrit

Introduces nine important and exciting playwrights in twenty-first century America, exploring issues of race, gender and politics in contemporary thea

For the last decade and a half there has been a revolution in American television drama. Christopher Bigsby explores what amounts to a new golden age

This Companion considers the life and career of one of America's most powerful and original dramatists, August Wilson. It dedicates individual chapter

A leading writer on American theatre explores the works and influences of ten contemporary American playwrights.

This collection of specially written essays offers both student and theatregoer a guide to one of the most celebrated American dramatists working toda

This Companion considers the life and career of one of America's most powerful and original dramatists, August Wilson. It dedicates individual chapter

Neil LaBute - playwright, screenwriter, director and author of short stories - is one of the most exciting new talents in theatre and film. In the fir

This collection of specially written essays offers both student and theatregoer a guide to one of the most celebrated American dramatists working toda

This Companion offers a comprehensive, authoritative and accessible overview of the cultural themes and intellectual issues that drive the dominant cu

This is a meditation on memory and on the ways in which memory has operated in the work of writers for whom the Holocaust was a defining event. Writer