The English Stage Company at the Royal Court Theatre is the longest running specialist production organization in the history of British theatre Philip Roberts s account which was first published in 1986 covers the period 1965 1972 in the Company s life beginning in 1965 with the appointment of William Gaskill as Artistic Director It is not simply about the critical triumphs of these years of the Royal Court s work but also about the day to day workings of a busy and often turbulent organization The result of the book is both scholarly and entertaining This book will be of interest to students of the theatre and drama