This is an account of the state of British theatre since 1979, which looks at the development of a new mainstream formed in conscious opposition to the work of the politically committed dramatists of the 1970s. The book also analyzes the plays of the most successful of the new mainstream.
Stage Right is a refreshingly abrasive account of the state of British theatre since 1979, offering an account of the development of a new mainstream formed in conscious opposition to the work of the politically committed dramatists of the 70s and an analysis of the plays of the most successful playwrights of the new mainstream: Nichols, Gray, Frayn, Bennett, Ayckbourn and Stoppard.