Mike Bartlett, Albion

Robert Clark (The Literary Encyclopedia)

The Literary Encyclopedia. Volume 1.2.1.09: English Writing and Culture: Postwar and Contemporary Britain , 1945-present.
Vol. editors: Kerry Myler (Newman University), Jenni Ramone (The Nottingham Trent University)

Dates

First circulation or publication Feb 2020

Places

United Kingdom (Country of Origin)

Genres and Modes

Play

Resources

Albion was first staged at the Almeida, Islington, London on 17^th October 2017. The name ‘Albion’ – an ancient poetic name for Britain – signalled that this was a “condition of England” play, and implied it would address what ‘Britain’ might mean, given that following the Brexit referendum of June 2016 the country was intensely debating its historical direction. The first reviews certainly saw the play as a contribution to this process. (See below.)

In terms of stagecraft, Albion is in the genre of well-wrought naturalism, the classic modernist style typified by Henrik Ibsen and Anton Chekhov: four acts, a tight group of characters, primarily close …

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Citation: Clark, Robert. "Albion". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 17 February 2020 [https://staging.litencyc.com/php/sworks.php?rec=true&UID=39062, accessed 23 November 2024.]

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