Today, 17 October 2015, marks one hundred years since the birth of one of the twentieth-century's greatest playwrights: Arthur Miller. In this extract from Mel Gussow's book Conversations with Miller, which is published in a new Centenary Edition to celebrate the occasion, publisher and NHB founder Nick Hern shares his own memories of Miller - … Continue reading Nick Hern on his conversations with Arthur Miller
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‘Leave me my name’: Richard Eyre on the importance of Arthur Miller
Richard Eyre directed the first Broadway revival of Arthur Miller's The Crucible. With several major productions of Miller's work opening in this, his centenary year, it's a time to reflect on why plays such as Death of a Salesman, A View from the Bridge and The Crucible speak so urgently to us today. Here, in … Continue reading ‘Leave me my name’: Richard Eyre on the importance of Arthur Miller
TERENCE RATTIGAN special
As the plays of Terence Rattigan once again take centre stage during his centenary year, Dan Rebellato, academic, playwright and editor of the NHB Rattigan collection, argues that Rattigan has been unfairly cast as the writer of stuffy, conservative drama, and that his plays are consummate in their emotional power and sensitivity. How did I … Continue reading TERENCE RATTIGAN special
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