Twenty-First Century Drama : What Happens Now (Paperback, 1st ed. 2016)

Introduction. What Happens Now; Sian Adiseshiah and Louise LePage.- PART I. Beyond Postmodernism .- 1. Room for Realism?; Elaine Aston.- 2. Beyond belief; Chris Megson.- 3. The Emancipated Shakespeare; Stephen Bottoms.- 4. The Twenty-First Century History Play; Paola Botham.- PART II. Austerity and Class Returns .- 5. Back to the Future; Louise Owen.- 6. Translating Austerity; Mark O'Thomas.- 7. 'Chavs', 'Gyppos' and 'Scum'?; Sian Adiseshiah.- PART III. Borders, Race, Nation .- 8. These Green and Pleasant Lands; Nadine Holdsworth.- 9. 'Sexy Kilts with Attitude'; Trish Reid.- 10. The Politics of Innocence in Contemporary Theatre About Refugees; Emma Cox.- Part IV. New Humans, New Dramaturgies, New Worlds .- 11. The New Genetics, Genocide, and Caryl Churchill; Mary Luckhurst.- 12. Twenty-First Century Casting; Marie Kelly.- 13. 'Thinking Something Makes It So'; Louise LePage.- 14. Anthropo-Scenes; Una Chaudhuri.- Bibliography.