Aston, Elaine (ed.) Editor. Diamond, Elin (ed.) Editor. text New York Cambridge University Press 2009 monographic eng - xvi, 193p. Caryl Churchill's plays are internationally performed, studied and acclaimed by practitioners, theatre scholars, critics and audiences alike. With fierce imagination the plays dramatise the anxieties and terrors of contemporary life. This Companion presents new scholarship on Churchill's extraordinary and ground-breaking work. Chapters explore a cluster of major plays in relation to pressing social topics – ecological crisis, sexual politics, revolution, terror and selfhood – providing close readings of texts in their theatrical, theoretical and historical contexts. These topic-based essays are intercalated with other essays that delve into Churchill's major collaborations, her performance innovations and her influences on a new generation of playwrights. Contributors explore Churchill'... Edited By Elaine Aston; Elin Diamond Includes bibliography and index. English. Churchill, Caryl, 1938- Criticism and interpretation Works and themes Feminist drama Studies British playwrights Great Britain English drama 20th century History and criticism Great Britain Women and literature Studies Feminist perspectives Great Britain Drama, modern Interpretation Thematic and stylistic analysis Great Britain 822.914 CAM- 9780521728942