Stephen Poliakoff: On Stage and Screen

✍ Scribed by Robin Nelson

Publisher: Bloomsbury Methuen Drama
Year: 2011
Tongue: English
Leaves: 264
Series: Plays and Playwrights
Category: Library

No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.

✦ Synopsis

Robin Nelson respects his subject and his readers. The outcome is a wonderfully accessible book that makes a convincing case that Poliakoff's 40-year career demands our attention in this media- saturated age. –– Peter Thomson Studies in Theatre and Performance June 2012. Vol 32 Issue 2 Robin Nelson's book on Stephen Poliakoff offers the first comprehensive overview of the work of one of Britain's most prolific dramatic auteurs… Combining insightful and well-contextualized observations about Poliakoff’s works with a good deal of historical research, the book should be widely welcomed as the definitive critical guide to Poliakoff. Journal of Screenwriting, February 2012, Vol 3 Issue 2

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