Angry Young Men and Kitchen sink drama

The Angry young men moment acted for a short period of time between the years of 1950 and 1960.The men classed as the "Angry young men" were mostly working and middle class. The label was applied by the British media to young British writers who were disillusioned with traditional society. John Osborne became a kind of face of the movement as it was used to promote "Look back in Anger" whereas it was thought to be derived from "Angry Young Man" the autobiography of writer Leslie Paul, which was published in 1951. This movement has had an effect on modern theatre as it brought forward contempt and emotion in theatre; this is now seen as a theatrical cliché. This movement paved the way for "gritty" drama portraying more ugly subjects which are shown through drama. This Movement goes alongside the concept of Kitchen sink drama which was used as a form of social realism, which was used to highlight domestic situations of working class Britain. These works are used to represent a life in cramped living conditions and spending free hours drinking in gritty local pubs. Kitchen sink dramas were usually set in Northern England which was home to rough setting and local slang giving the appropriate mood and setting to productions facing certain issues.