Theatre of Anthony Neilson

Trish Reid is Associate Dean (Learning and Teaching)) in the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences at Kingston University, London, UK. She is the author of Theatre & Scotland (2012), and has contributed chapters to The Suspect Culture Book (2013); Modern British Playwriting the 1990s (Bloomsbury Methuen Drama, 2012) and The Edinburgh Companion to Scottish Drama (2011).

• Acknowledgements1. INTRODUCTION: NEILSON IN CONTEXT2. PART I CRITICAL SURVEYa. Relationship plays:i. Normalii. Penetratoriii. The Censoriv. Stitchingb. Experiments in formi. Edward Gant’s Amazing Feats of Lonelinessii. The Wonderful World of Dissociaiii. Realismiv. Relocatedv. Narrativec. Seasonal Entertainments and plays for young peoplei. Home Edinburgh and The Séanceii. The Night Before Christmasiii. The Lying Kindiv. God in Ruinsv. Get Santa!d. Neilson as Directori. The Death of Klinghoffer (EIF 2005)ii. Caledonia (NTS 2010)iii. Marat Sade (RSC 2011)3. PART II PERSPECTIVESa. Anthony Neilson in Conversationb. Critical i. Realism: Unstable Realities and Mental Health, by Anna Harpin (University of Warwick, UK)ii. Neilson in Rehearsal, by Gary Cassidy (University of Reading, UK)c. Perspectives on Neilson i. Dominic Cookeii. Vicky Featherstoneiii. Michael Boyd4. CONCLUSION5. RESOURCESa. Chronology of worksb. Glossary of critical termsc. Further readingEndnotesIndex

Significant to the field of theatre and performance because of its status as the first full-length study of the playwright, but its importance is intensified by its deep thought, rigorous research and superb prose.