At the sharp end : uncovering the work of five contemporary dramatists / Peter Billingham

Includes bibliographical references (pages 263-264)

Table Of Contents: ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS I POINTING AT SHARP ENDS - AN INTRODUCTION Sharpening Up: Reading and Using At the Sharp End 1956: Look Back in Nostalgia? 2006: Looking Forward — in Expectation? Revisiting My Route Time Zones 2 DAVID EDGAR Interview with David Edgar Speaking in Tongues — Politics, Race and Cultural Identity in the Plays of David Edgar 3 DAVID GREIG Interview with David Greig Inhabitants of the Tide Mark: Towards a New Political Poetics in the Plays of David Greig 4 MARK RAVENHILL Interview with Mark Ravenhill 'We all need stories so that we can get by' — Sex, Shopping and Postmodern Politics in the Plays of Mark Ravenhill 5 TIM ETCHELLS AND FORCED ENTERTAINMENT Interview with Tim Etchells of Forced Entertainment Falling and Floating in Sheffield – Drunks, Dancers and Late-night Bus Rides: Themes and Strategies in the Work of Tim Etchells and Forced Entertainment 6 TANIKA GUPTA Interview with Tanika Gupta Navigating a Journey Through a Fragile Land –Themes in the Plays of Tanika Gupta CONCLUSION: SHARPENING POINTS A Short List of Recommended Further Reading and Indicative Websites