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This Companion, first published in 2000, addresses the work of women playwrights in Britain throughout the twentieth century. The chapters explore the historical and theatrical contexts in which women have written for the theatre and examine the work of individual playwrights. A chronological section on playwriting from the 1920s to the 1970s is followed by chapters which raise issues of nationality and identity. Later sections question accepted notions of the canon and include chapters on non-mainstream writing, including black and lesbian performance. Each section is introduced by the editors, who provide a narrative overview of a century of women's drama and a thorough chronology of playwriting, set in political context. The collection includes essays on the individual writers Caryl Churchill, Sarah Daniels, Pam Gems and Timberlake Wertenbaker as well as extensive documentation of contemporary playwriting in Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, including figures such as Liz Lochhead and Anne Devlin.

English literature --- Drama --- anno 1900-1999 --- English drama --- Feminism and literature --- Women and literature --- Women authors --- History and criticism. --- History --- Femmes et littérature --- Théâtre anglais --- Histoire --- Femmes écrivains --- Histoire et critique --- Great Britain --- History and criticism --- 20th century --- English --- English Literature --- Languages & Literatures --- THEATRE (GENRE LITTERAIRE) ANGLAIS --- FEMINISME ET LITTERATURE --- FEMMES ET LITTERATURE --- FEMMES ECRIVAINS --- HISTOIRE ET CRITIQUE --- GRANDE-BRETAGNE --- 20E SIECLE --- Feminism --- Writers --- Theatre --- Book