Michael Patterson was Emeritus Professor of Theatre at De Montfort University, UK. His publications include: The Revolution in German Theatre 1900-1933 (1981); Peter Stein (1981); Strategies of Political Theatre (2003); The Oxford Dictionary of Plays (2005); The Oxford Guide to Plays (2007); for Bloomsbury he edited Büchner: The Complete Plays (1987); and has written over 20 articles and chapters in books.