John McGrath was a significant member of that group of prolific
and successful British socialist playwrights of the 1970s and
1980s, which included John Arden, Howard
Barker, Edward
Bond, Howard
Brenton, Caryl
Churchill, David Edgar, Trevor
Griffiths, David
Hare, David Mercer and
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Patterson, Michael W.. "John McGrath". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 03 May 2006 [https://staging.litencyc.com/php/speople.php?rec=true&UID=11712, accessed 22 November 2024.]