Post-Neoliberalism, Free Market and Disillusionment: : Anders Lustgarten’s If You Don’t Let Us Dream, We Won’t Let You Sleep

Abstract

This chapter sets out to explore the significance of post-neoliberalism in Anders Lustgarten’s If You Don’t Let Us Dream, We Won’t Let You Sleep (2013). Acknowledging that any literary production cannot be examined without considering a bigger and more complex social structure, the study attempts to find out about the dialectical relationship between Lustgarten’s play and the society in which the characters live. Anders Lustgarten is regarded in Britain as the most exciting political playwright of recent years. He won both The inaugural Harold Pinter Playwright’s Award and The Catherine Johnson Award with the play this chapter examines. Lustgarten depicts society from the standpoint of corruption, decadence and hopelessness. His play Lampedusa, staged in 2015, mainly revolves around the migrant crisis. A Day at the Racists tells the story of betrayal to the working class in Britain.