The aim of this course is to enable the student to gain the knowledge, skills and competence required to develop student skills in recognising the important movements in Britain from the 1950s to postdramatic theatre period in relation to the social, cultural, and historical background; in making an in-depth analysis of the British plays dating from the mentioned period in terms of both form and content; in developing a critical approach to these plays; in categorising, comparing, and contrasting these plays.

In this course, the development of British drama and a survey of representative movements, dramatists and their works from 1950s to postdramatic period are studied.