Look Back At Anger: Agit Prop Theatre in Britain

2008 marks 40 years of Red Ladder Theatre Company. In1968, a large number of agit prop theatre companiesmushroomed in Britain. The Agit Prop Street Playerswho later renamed themselves as Red Ladder was one.With time other theatre companies surrendered to andbecame part of theatre history. Not so Red Ladder. Ithas survived and it is now time for a reassessment.Is agit prop theatre dead or alive? How does suchtheatrical practice contribute to society/community?These are only some of the questions the bookexplores. It looks back at all the anger that led tothe emergence of Red Ladder and how it surged aheadas a leading youth theatre company in a multiculturalBritain of today. An analysis of the plays of RedLadder, of their techniques of performance andproduction, an in-depth study of the changingartistic and other policies of the Company are someof the features of this book. The book'sdistinctiveness lies in the textual analysis of theplays and the investigative nature of the researchundertaken. To anyone interested in theatre history,past and presently in the making, whether as apractitioner or for purely academic purposes, thisbook will be insightful.