John Osborne's Look Back in Anger [Hardcover]

Look Back in Angeris one of the few works of drama that are indisputably central to British culture in general, and its name is one of the most well-known in postwar cultural history. Its premiere in 1956 sparked off the first new wave of kitchen-sink drama and the cultural phenomenon of the angry young man. The play's anti-hero, Jimmy Porter, became the spokesman of a generation. Osborne's play is a key milestone in new writing for British theatre, and the Royal Court-which produced the play-has since become one of the most important new writing theatres in the UK.

Series Preface1. Background and Context2. Analysis and Commentary 3. Production history4. Workshopping the Play 5. ConclusionTimeline 1945-60Further ReadingReferencesIndex