MODERN DRAMAS

With an introduction by Graham Whybrow, literary manager of the Royal Court Thea
tre, this anthology collects the defining plays of the 1980s and 1990s in one vo
lume - Top Girls 'The best British play ever from a woman dramatist' (The Guardi
an) Hysteria 'One of the most brilliantly original and entertaining new plays I
have seen in years' (The Sunday Times) Blasted 'Her dialogue is both sparse and
stunning. They will call her mad, but then they said that about Strindberg' (Mai
l on Sunday) Shopping and F***ing 'A real coup de theatre' (Evening Standard) Th
e Beauty Queen of Leenane 'The most wickedly funny, brilliantly abrasive young d
ramatist ...a born storyteller' (New York Times)The result is a collection of "m
ust reads" that's excellent value for students and theatre fans alike.