In-yer-face theatre
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In-yer-face theatre is a term used to describe a confrontational style and sensibility of British drama that emerged in the 1990s. This term was borrowed by British theatre critic Aleks Sierz as the t
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The Pitchfork Disney
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The Pitchfork Disney is a 1991 stage play by Philip Ridley. It was Ridley's first professional stage work, having also produced work as a visual artist, novelist, filmmaker, and scriptwriter for film
In-yer-face theatre
…Scottish playwriting [had] a profound effect […] on the in-yer-face sensibility". The second "mighty moment" that Sierz cites is Philip Ridley's play The Pitchfork Disney being performed at the Bush Theatre in 1991. Sierz has declared that The Pitchfork Disney "is not only a key play of the 90s; it is the key play of…
Poster advertising the original 1991 production