John Osborne Books

Focusing on the late nineteenth-century theatrical revolution, this book explores the rise of the Meiningen Court Theatre under Duke Georg II of Saxe-Meiningen. It combines contemporary documents, photographs, and sketches to provide insight into the company's innovative style and staging techniques. The author highlights the Duke's directorial approach and examines key productions like Julius Caesar and Prinz Friedrich von Homburg. The Meiningen Company’s influence on future theater directors across Europe is also emphasized, marking its significance in modern theatrical history.

This 1988 book examines the emergence of the Meiningen Court Theatre company in the late nineteenth century, highlighting its influence on theatrical practices and the evolution of performance art during that era.

Set on a Caribbean Island, colonial and emotional empires in deca. The main character of this play, the elderly novelist Wyatt Gillman, resembles a fading Evelyn Waugh who has become a spent force and a prophet opposed to change.

Focusing on John Osborne's experiences as a support worker, this narrative intertwines his life with a nostalgic journey through the music and memories evoked by old tapes from the 1990s. The storytelling captivates readers by exploring themes of memory, connection, and the impact of music on personal identity.

Almost every page confirms that his powers as an elegist, definer of the Zeitgeist and master of unforgiving disgust remain undimmed.' ObserverThis volume also contains 'Bad John', a review by Alan Bennett of A Better Class of Person, and David Hare's eulogy for John Osborne at the memorial service for Osborne in 1995.

This second collection of John Osborne's dramatic work includes The Entertainer, The Hotel in Amsterdam, West of Suez and Time Present.

A hilarious and quirky story of an obsession with buying things from newsagents' windows and a year of self-discovery ...

In 1956 John Osborne's Look Back in Anger changed the course of English theatre.'Look Back in Anger presents post-war youth as it really is.

Set against the backdrop of post-war Britain, this book conjures the seedy glamour of the old music halls for an explosive examination of public masks and private torment.