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- Sir Arnold Wesker was the author of 50 plays, four volumes of short stories, two volumes of essays, a book on journalism, a children's book, extensive journalism, poetry, and other assorted writings.
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Sir Arnold Wesker FRSL (24 May 1932 – 12 April 2016) was an English dramatist. He was the author of 50 plays, four volumes of short stories, two volumes of essays, much journalism and a book on the subject, a children's book, some poetry, and other assorted writings.
The Wesker Trilogy - Chicken Soup with Barley. 1957. The Kitchen
Sir Arnold Wesker was the author of 50 plays, four volumes of short stories, two volumes of essays, a book on journalism, a children’s book, extensive journalism, poetry, and other assorted writings. His plays have been translated into up to 20 different languages and performed worldwide.
Arnold Wesker has a reputation as a social realist and founder member of the New Wave of British theatre of the late 1950s. This is not a bad reputation to have, but in the case of Wesker, it only really accounts for his first five plays, written and performed between 1957 and 1962.
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- Methuen Publishing Ltd
Apr 13, 2016 · Shylock and Annie Wobbler were among the many plays which Arnold wrote following his period of greatest success in the late 1950s and early 1960s in London (though, in fact, all three of the trilogy plays were premiered at the Belgrade, Coventry).
These five plays established Wesker as an important force in the British theatre. Between 1961 and 1970 Wesker was director of Centre 42, an institution based on labour-movement support and aiming to enable the arts to reach beyond their traditional middle-class audience.
ARNOLD WESKER, FRSL, Hon. Litt.D. born London 1932, is the author of 42 plays mainly for the stage, four books of short stories, two collections of essays, a book for young people, three more of non-fiction, and an autobiography. His plays include The Kitchen (1957), The Wesker Trilogy (1958/60, comprising Chicken Soup with Barley, Roots, I'm ...
