Clive Barker and His Legacy: Theatre Workshop and Theatre Games [Paperback]

An edited collection of essays exploring the work and legacy of the academic and theatre-maker Clive Barker. Together, the essays trace the development of his work from his early years as an actor with Joan Littlewood's company, Theatre Workshop, via his career as an academic and teacher, through the publication of his seminal book,Theatre Games(Methuen Drama).

The book looks beyond Barker's death in 2005 at the enduring influence of his work upon contemporary theatre training and theatre-making.

Each writer featured in the collection responds to a specific aspect of Barker's work, focusing primarily on his early and formative career experiences with Theatre Workshop and his hugely influential development of Theatre Games. The collection as a whole thereby seeks to situate Clive Barker's work and influence in an international and multi-disciplinary context, by examining not only his origins as an actor, director, teacher and academic, but also the broad influence he has had on generations of theatre-makers.

Nesta Jonesrecently retired as a Professor and Director of Research at Rose Bruford College of Theatre and Performance. She has long associations with several higher education institutions: Goldsmiths, University of London, where she was Reader in Theatre Arts and Head of Drama for many years; Trinity College, University of Dublin, as a researcher and lecturer; the founding and development of The Lir, Ireland's National Academy of Dramatic Art; and New York University at its base in London where she lectures in Modern Drama in Performance. She has published books on J.M. Synge, Sean O'Casey, Brian Friel, and David Mamet, and articles on performance and production processes in several peer reviewed journals; contributed numerous papers to international conferences in Europe, the Middle East and North America; and has worked in the professional theatre directing productions and conducting workshops in the UK, across mainland Eurls+