Robert Cross is Professor in the Institute for Language and Culture at Doshisha University, Kyoto

• List of figuresPrefaceAcknowledgementsList of abbreviationsIntroduction1. Jewish East End roots2. Berkoff's interpersonal 'self'3. The London Theatre Group4. Confinement and escapology5. Berkoff's Cockney carnival6. Berkoff and Thatcherism7. Berkoff's 'inner self'ConclusionsBibliography

Robert Cross is Professor in the Institute for Language and Culture at Doshisha University, Kyoto

• List of figuresPrefaceAcknowledgementsList of abbreviationsIntroduction1. Jewish East End roots2. Berkoff's interpersonal 'self'3. The London Theatre Group4. Confinement and escapology5. Berkoff's Cockney carnival6. Berkoff and Thatcherism7. Berkoff's 'inner self'ConclusionsBibliography