Kitchen sink drama
A movement in British drama and literature (1950s-60s) depicting working-class domestic life with naturalistic detail and often a tone of social dissatisfaction. Kitchen sink drama brought working-class experience to theatrical and literary prominence.
Real World
Shelagh Delaney wrote 'A Taste of Honey' at just 18 after seeing a play she thought failed to represent working-class life honestly; the resulting drama staged a single mother, an absent father, and a gay friend in a Salford bedsit — subjects virtually invisible on the British stage until then.
Exam Focus
Analyse how naturalistic dialogue and domestic settings function as deliberate formal choices, not just backdrop — examiners reward AO2 precision here.
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