Inadmissible Evidence | Essays and Criticism

  • The Causes and Consequences of Bill's Mental Breakdown

    Perkins is a professor of twentieth-century American and British literature and film. In the following essay, she traces the causes and consequences of the main character’s mental breakdown.

  • Osborne’s Use of the Metaphor of Marriage

    Dyer holds a Ph.D. in English literature and has published extensively on literature, film, and television. He is also a freelance university teacher, writer, and educational consultant. In the following essay, he discusses Osborne’s use of the metaphor of marriage to represent the breakdown of civility and reason in the world of the play.

  • An Overview of John Osborne’s Work

    In the following essay, the critic gives an overview of John (James) Osborne’s work.

  • Review by Peter Kemp

    In the following review, Kemp comments on the “self-testimony” and “special pleading for a character who seems his author’s alter ego.” He praises several of the cast but finds that Inadmissible Evidence is a “solo turn.”

  • Review by John Gassner

    In the following review, Gassner asserts that Osborne’s main character in Inadmissible Evidence is “mediocre,” expresses himself minimally and with total indifference to others. He also reproaches Osborne’s writing as lacking insight and feeling.