After the Fall

One of Miller's most personal plays, After the Fall (1964) considers the political complications in personal relationships and offers a moral and philosophical commentary on the Holocaust, McCarthyism and, some argue, the personal life of Arthur Miller. The play delves deep in the psyche of its protagonist and, in its non-linear structure, authentically reflects the fragmentary nature of the mind and the randomness of memory. This Methuen Drama Student Edition features commentary and notes which help to unpack the play's complex structure and themes, look at its context and consider major productions, including in the UK, US and Spain.