pt. 1. The Corrie controversy : a drama in three acts. The play's the thing : censorship, theatre and ideology. Mendacity : the prospects of progressive theatre under capitalism. Beyond the Corrie controversy : manifesto for a progressive theatre
pt. 2. Ideology : the heart of the ulcer. The trouble with truffles : on the ideological paralysis of the left. The humanist tradition : the philosophical and rhetorical roots of ideological paralysis
pt. 3. The way out of the cave. Overture : "Happy Birthday, Sam!". The knot at the center : the tragic structure of experience. An evening with JonBenét Ramsey. Between two deaths : life on the row.