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In New Labour´s empathetic regime, how did diverse voices scrutinize its etiquettes of articulation and audibility? Using the voice as cultural evidence, Voice and New Writing explores what it means to ´have´ a voice in mainstream theatre and for newly included voices to negotiate with the institutions that ´find´ and ´represent´ their identities.

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Introduction: Articulating the Demos 1 New Labour, New Voicescapes 1997-2007 2 Giddensian Mediation: Voices in Writing, Representation and Actor Training 3 Migration and Materialism: David Greig, Gregory Burke, and Sounding Scottish in Post-devolutionary Voicescapes 4 Vocalising Allegiance: Kwame Kwei-Armah, Roy Williams, and Debbie Tucker Green 5 Sending Up Citizenship: Young Voices in Tanika Gupta, Mark Ravenhill and Enda Walsh 6 Women who Kill Children: Mistrusting Mothers in the work of Deborah Warner and Fiona Shaw, Beatrix Campbell and Judith Jones, and Dennis Kelly Conclusion: Betrayal and Beyond Notes Bibliography Index

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"Inchley´s impressively researched, interdisciplinary exploration of the UK´s theatrical voice is a welcome and original enquiry that appropriately positions dramatic audio expression within the political climate dominated by the Tony Blair administration of 1997 - 2007. ... Voice and New Writing, 1997 - 2007 can claim to have made a valuable contribution in this regard and may help to inform the positioning of ´the voice´ at the centre of national expression and identity, especially relevant given the current political and cultural climate." (Lloyd Peters, Journal of Contemporary Drama in English, Vol. 4 (2), November, 2016)

"Inchley (Queen Mary, Univ. of London, UK) makes a case for the ability of theater to inspire democratic voices. Exploring voice as ´scripted and trained, performed and perceived,´ the author dissects and challenges voice as political authority within a democratic debate. ... Includes photographs and detailed notes. Summing Up: Highly recommended. Graduate students, researchers." (J. Artman, Choice, Vol. 53 (5), January, 2016)

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Maggie Inchley is a lecturer in Drama, Theatre and Performance at Queen Mary University of London, UK, and has previously lectured at the University of Surrey and Birkbeck College. As a practitioner she has directed and developed work for theatre, radio, and applied fields.

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