Dominic Dromgoole, a key figure in new British drama, witnessed the explosion of new writing that took place at the end of the millennium. In a series of profiles of over 50 British playwrights this title looks at new plays and theatres which have changed the shape of contemporary British drama.

Now out in paperback, this highly personal and comprehensive survey of contemporary drama which celebrates the plays and playwrights at the forefront of theatre today

All the way from A-Z, Dromgoole's engaging and provocative short essays include his thoughts on Sebastian Barry, Edward Bond, April de Angelis, Pam Gems, David Hare, Sarah Kane, Martin McDonagh, Conor McPherson, Harold Pinter, Mark Ravenhill, and many, many more. Intelligent, partisan, enthusiastic and always illuminating, this is an insider's guide to the key shapers of theatre over the last decade, and essential reading for anyone interested in contemporary theatre.

This edition includes a new afterword.

"We are living in the middle of a carnival, a free festival, a fête, a flower show, a harvest home, a steam fair, a rock festival, a grand glorious tender wild burst of new plays." Dominic Dromgoole