British Theatre of the 1990s

NEIL BARTLETT Playwright, novelist, actor, performer, director and translator MICHAEL BILLINGTON Drama critic for The Guardian and author MARTIN CRIMP Playwright STEPHEN DALDRY Theatre and film director (ex-Artistic Director of the Royal Court, London; films include Billy Elliot and The Hours) NICHOLAS de JONGH Theatre critic for the Evening Standard and writer KEVIN ELYOT Playwright for theatre and television screenwriter JOE PENHALL Playwright MARK RAVENHILL Well-known playwright DAN REBELLATO Professor of Contemporary Theatre, Royal Holloway, University of London, UK IAN RICKSON Current Artistic Director of the Royal Court, London GRAHAM SAUNDERS Lecturer in Theatre Studies, University of Reading, UK ALEKS SIERZ Freelance writer, journalist, critic and broadcaster ALAN SINFIELD Professor of English, University of Sussex, UK MAX STAFFORD-CLARK Theatre director (ex-Artistic Director of the Royal Court and founder of the touring theatre company Out of Joint)

Acknowledgements Notes on Editors/Interviewers Introduction PART I: Directors Stephen Daldry Ian Rickson Max Stafford-Clark PART II: Playwrights Neil Bartlett Martin Crimp Kevin Elyot Joe Penhall Mark Ravenhill PART III: Critics Michael Billington Nicholas de Jongh Aleks Sierz PART IV: Academics Dan Rebellato Graham Saunders Alan Sinfield Index