Max Stafford Clark's career as a director began in 1966 at the Traverse, Edinburgh. With William Gaskill he co-founded, in 1974, the Joint Stock Theatre Group, which forged a new creative bond between actors and writers. From 1979-1993 he was artistic director of the Royal Court Theatre. And in 1993 he set up the extremely successful touring company, Out of Joint.Dr Philip Roberts is Emeritus Professor of Theatre Studies in the University of Leeds and a theatre historian, particularly of the Royal Court.

'a rare opportunity to get inside the mind of one of British theatre's most original practitioners... a fascinating view of an incredibly diverse body of work'

Max Stafford Clark's career as a director began in 1966 at the Traverse, Edinburgh. With William Gaskill he co-founded, in 1974, the Joint Stock Theatre Group, which forged a new creative bond between actors and writers. From 1979-1993 he was artistic director of the Royal Court Theatre. And in 1993 he set up the extremely successful touring company, Out of Joint.Dr Philip Roberts is Emeritus Professor of Theatre Studies in the University of Leeds and a theatre historian, particularly of the Royal Court.

'a rare opportunity to get inside the mind of one of British theatre's most original practitioners... a fascinating view of an incredibly diverse body of work'