Steven Berkoff and the theatre of self-performance [Paperback]

This book is the first substantial study of Steven Berkoff's career, examining the construction and projection of his notorious public persona through his plays and writings.

List of figures

Preface

Acknowledgements

List of abbreviations

Introduction

1. Jewish East End roots

2. Berkoff's interpersonal 'self'

3. The London Theatre Group

4. Confinement and escapology

5. Berkoff's Cockney carnival

6. Berkoff and Thatcherism

7. Berkoff's 'inner self'

Conclusions

Bibliography

Robert Cross is Professor in the Institute for Language and Culture at Doshisha University, Kyoto