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Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Illustrations; Acknowledgements; 1 Introduction: Political commitment and performative practice; What is political theatre?; Edgar the playwright in theatrical context; Edgar and Shaw; Edgar and the critics; 2 Interv ening in public discourse: Edgar as com mentator and activist; Edgar's commentary and advocacy; Arts policy; Political 'defectors'; Edgar and the academy; Research offshoots; Edgar as activist; 3 Things f all a part: After ideol ogy in Maydays and Continental Divide; Maydays; Generational continuity and rupture
Revolutions are festivals of the oppressed and exploitedContinental Divide; Themes dramaturgy politics; Choosing the right means to the ends; 4 Governing memberships: Destiny, Playing with Fire, and Testing the Echo; Destiny; Playing with Fire (2005); Testing the Echo (2008); 5 'A legend in your own t ime': The Jail Diary of Albie Sachs , Mary Barnes, and Albert Speer; The Jail Diary of Albie Sachs; Mary Barnes; Albert Speer; 6 Socialism's aftermath: The S hape of the Table, Pentecost, an d The Prisoner's Dilemma; Defining some terms; The Shape of the Table; Pentecost; The Prisoner's Dilemma
AfterwordNotes; 1 Introduction: political commitment and performative practice; 2 Intervening in public discourse: Edgar as commentator and activist; 3 Things fall apart: after ideology in Maydays and Contriental Divide; 4 Governing memberships: Destiny, Playing with Fire, and Testing the Echo; 5 'A legend in your own time': The Jail Diary of Albie Sachs, Mary Barnes, and Albert Speer; 6 Socialism's aftermath: The Shape of the Table, Pentecost, and The Prisoner's Dilemma; Afterword; Selected bibliography; Primary sources; Published plays; Theatre\television writing; General articles
