The changing situation of institutions and practitioners in British twentieth century theatre

This thesis sets out to demonstrate that my published works represent a sustained, substantial, continuous and coherent research effort and an independent and original contribution to the literature in this field. Within the broad subject of twentieth century theatre practice, the thesis looks at my published works in two main and distinct but related sub-areas, the institution and the individual. It deals with my investigation of the ideological currents and tensions within British theatre practice, particularly in relation to differing interpretations of radicalism, focusing on major and representative examples of mainstream and alternative theatre.