An important new series documenting the work of major dramatists of the last 100 years. Intended to assemble essential facts and to make vital but elusive material readily available, each volume contains a comprehensive checklist of all the writer's plays, with a detailed performance history, excerpted reviews, and, most importantly, a selection of the writers' own comments on their work drawn from essays, interviews, letters, and diaries. Other features include a chronology of life and work, a checklist of non-dramatic writings and an annotated bibliography. The aim is to provide a series of concise guides to modern theatre writers which places their wok in the context of its time and of the writer's own development. ARNOLD WESKER is a prolific British dramatist known for his contributions to kitchen sink drama. He is the author of 42 plays, 4 volumes of short stories, 2 volumes of essays, a book on journalism, a children's book, extensive journalism, poetry and other assorted writings. His plays have been translated into 17 languages and performed worldwide.
