Thatcher's children: Alienation and anomie in the plays of Judy Upton

D'Mont�, Rebecca

Abstract

Thatcherite polices impacted upon the theatre, not just in the gradual erosion of subsidization and implementation of the market-driven economy, but also in the subject matter and use of dramatic form. Whilst it was initially suggested that many of the playwrights of the 1990s - especially the in-yer-face dramatists - were essentially apolitical, a fresh look at Judy Upton's work shows her marked concern with the effects of Conservative rule, and her plays can be seen to provide a coruscating denunciation of the political strategies of the 1980s and 90s.

Citation

D'Monté, R. (2007). Thatcher's children: Alienation and anomie in the plays of Judy Upton. In R. D'Monté, & G. Saunders (Eds.), Cool Britannia? British Political Drama in the 1990s (79-95). Palgrave Macmillan

• Publication Date: Nov 19, 2007
• Peer Reviewed: Not Peer Reviewed
• Pages: 79-95
• Book Title: Cool Britannia? British Political Drama in the 1990s
• ISBN: 978-1-4039-8813-3
• Keywords: British political drama, 1990s
• Public URL: https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/1023615
• Publisher URL: http://www.palgrave.com/products/title.aspx?is=9781403988126