Brenton has survived the demise of the Fringe and has gained a controversial position unequalled among the writers of the late 1960's. But critical acclaim, commercial acceptance, and diversity of interests have in no way threatened the intensity of Brenton's political commitment. He remains one of Britain's most dedicated political writers and unapologetically states, "All my plays are written unreservedly in the cause of socialism." And though "agit/prop" is a label he eschews, he openly avows, "My purpose is to agitate by satire, by intelligent argument, by writing scenes of verifiable truth … and to propagate an idea"; he thus attempts to revitalize the revolutionary's vocabulary while avoiding such stock conventions as sermons, placards, and facile solutions. In depicting the struggles of people trapped in a world without political or social morality and in avoiding traditional psychological analyses, Brenton establishes himself as a descendant of Brecht. He adheres...