Stephen Joseph: Theatre Pioneer and Provocateur

A 1967 obituary in The Times labelled Stephen Joseph ''the most successful missionary to work in the English theatre since the second world war''. This radical man brought theatre-in-the-round to Britain, provoked Ayckbourn, Pinter and verbatim theatre creator Peter Cheeseman to write and direct, and democratised theatregoing. This monograph investigates his forgotten legacy.

This monograph draws o...