Stages in the Revolution : Political Theatre in Britain Since 1968

This book, first published in 1980, is a comprehensive study of the radical theatre movement in Britain from 1968 to 1978. The essays are based on first-hand interviews, with each section being introduced with a summary of key events before detailing the artists under examination. Cover 1 Half Title 2 Title Page 4 Copyright Page 5 Original Title Page 6 Original Copyright Page 7 Dedication 8 Table of Contents 10 Preface 12 Introduction 20 1968 28 CAST (Cartoon Archetypical Slogan Theatre) 31 John Arden and Margaretta D’Arcy 43 AgitProp Street Players/Red Ladder 58 Ed Berman and Inter-Action 70 1969 80 Albert Hunt and the Bradford College of Art Theatre Group 83 Welfare State 87 Pip Simmons Theatre Group 92 Edward Bond 95 1970 108 David Mercer 110 Arnold Wesker 121 1971 136 John McGrath and 7:84 Theatre Company 138 Hull Truck 148 1972 154 David Edgar and The General Will 158 Subsidy 171 1973 180 Trevor Griffiths 184 The Association of Community Theatres (TACT) 195 1974 202 Howard Brenton and Portable Theatre 206 Belt and Braces Roadshow 218 1975 226 The Independent Theatre Council (ITC) 230 Equity 235 Joint Stock Theatre Group 239 Womens Theatre Group 247 Gay Sweatshop 253 Broadside Mobile Workers Theatre 257 Barrie Keeffe 262 Howard Barker 268 1976 278 The ICA Theatre 283 The National Theatre 287 Monstrous Regiment 293 Caryl Churchill 298 1977 308 North West Spanner 312 Theatre Writers Union (TWU) 325 1978 336 The Combination 339 David Hare 349 Postscript 356 Notes 360 Chronology of Productions 382 Select Bibliography of Plays 409 Index 412 Capitalism,AgitProp,Theatre,Political theatre,Demonstration,Political protest,Protest,Protest movement,Revolutionary socialism