A revised and updated version of modern british drama 1890 1990 is the first one volume analysis of english playwriting over the twentieth century through detailed discussions of major dramatists and plays christopher innes traces the evolution of modernism from bernard shaw to the present as well as theatrical developments over the period. A revised and updated version of modern british drama 1890 1990 is the first one volume analysis of english playwriting over the twentieth century through detailed discussions of major dramatists and plays christopher innes traces the evolution of modernism from bernard shaw to the present as well as theatrical developments over the period. A revised and updated version of modern british drama 1890 1990 is the first one volume analysis of english playwriting over the twentieth century through detailed discussions of major dramatists and plays christopher innes traces the evolution of modernism from bernard shaw to the present as well as theatrical developments over the period. The early twentieth century denoted the split between frocks and frills drama and serious works following in the footsteps of many other european countries in britain the impact of these continental innovations was delayed by a conservative theatre establishment until the late 1950s and 1960s when they converged with the counter cultural revolution to transform the nature of english language theatre