over the world, which primarily explored the works of Sarah Kane and Mark Ravenhill through theoretical lenses of postmodernism, metaphysical theatre, Artaud's Theatre of Cruelty, and Lacan. Through no fault of the organizers – this was apparently an accurate reflection of the conference submissions." Yet, this report observes also that, "In his own defense, Sierz stipulated that 'in-yer-face' was not a movement, but an 'arena' or 'a sensibility'," and that "In-yer-face theatre describes only a part of the body of works during the 1990s." It notices, moreover, that Sierz "accepted the limitations of his book and the label, acknowledging it as both London-centric and limited in its scope." Nevertheless, it cites "Max Stafford-Clark (founder of Out of Joint and Joint Stock theatre companies and ex-artistic director of the Royal Court Theatre and the Traverse in Edinburgh)," who, "when asked about plays in the 1990s," reportedly observed that "Everybody's looking at the same view, so the paintings are bound to have similarities."Quoting from an interview with Elaine Aston, in Caryl Churchill (Plymouth: Northcote House Publishers, 1997) 5. Notable people According to Sierz, "The big three of in-yer-face theatre are Sarah Kane, Mark Ravenhill and Anthony Neilson"; in listing 14 "Other hot shots" in "Who?" on his website, Sierz adds the following qualification: "Of course, some writers wrote one or two in-yer-face plays and then moved on. Like all categories, this one can't hope to completely grasp the ever-changing reality of the explosive new writing scene." Sources: Aleks Sierz and David Eldridge. Kate Ashfield (actress) Simon Block (playwright) Jez Butterworth (playwright) Stephen Daldry (artistic director of the Royal Court 1992 - 1998) David Eldridge (playwright) debbie tucker green (playwright) Nick Grosso (playwright) Alex Jones (playwright) Sarah Kane (playwright and director) Dennis Kelly (playwright) Tracy Letts (playwright) Patrick Marber (playwright and director) Martin McDonagh (playwright) Phyllis Nagy (playwright and director) Anthony Neilson (playwright, director and actor) Joe Penhall (playwright) Rebecca Prichard (playwright) Mark Ravenhill (playwright) Philip Ridley (playwright) Judy Upton (playwright) Naomi Wallace (playwright) Richard Zajdlic (playwright) Gallery Plays Major works (1991) The Pitchfork Disney by Philip Ridley (1992) The Fastest Clock in the Universe by Philip Ridley (1993) The Treatment by Martin Crimp (1993) Killer Joe by Tracy Letts (1993) Penetrator by Anthony Neilson (1994) Ghost from a Perfect Place by Philip Ridley (1994) Butterfly Kiss by Phyllis Nagy (1994) Trainspotting by Harry Gibson, an adaptation from the eponymous novel by Irvine