Books in the Modern Plays series

The Glee Club, made up of five hard-working, hard-drinking miners and a church organist, is preparing for the local gala. This is the summer of 1962; music and much else is about to change - so too the lives of these six men. Nothing and no-one will ever be the same again.

One of a series of drama texts published to coincide with theatrical premieres of new plays and translations.

Commander Vimes is sent to wild and wintry Uberwald to establish trade links with the King of Dwarfs but he ends up trying to stop an inter-species war. He may have arrived as Ankh-Morpork's ambassador but soon finds it's not all chocolate balls when he's being chased by fascist werewolves.

A senile bedridden old woman rehearses over and over again an epic tale of a village laughing match. Meanwhile her two granddaughters struggle to release themselves from the prison of remembered unhappiness.

By the author of "Saved", "Lear", "The Woman", "Bingo", "Jackets" and "In the Company of Men", this play portrays the violence inherent in the prison system and in police practice as a savage mirror image of the violence of a domestic killer.

"One of theatre's subtlest, most sophisticated minds" (The Times)

An RSC commission to commemorate the first celebration of Shakespeare's life and works. A mischievous satire on the foundation of the Shakespeare industry. This irreverent comedy dissects the cult of the theatrical personality, with guest appearances from the Bard himself and Sir Peter Hall.

Set around Limehouse Cut and the Lee River in East London, "Herons" is the story of 14-year-old Billy, whose life has been made a misery by his father's actions. As the teenagers that surrond him on his estate step up their campaign of bullying, the play escalates to a violent climax.

Foley is the last of his family, among the last Protestants in the Republic of Ireland. He is attempting to recall his life, but memory is a fickle thing.

A new edition of Doug Lucie's most celebrated plays - "Fashion", "Progress", "Hard Feelings" and "Doing the Business".

The timing and setting of Bond's latest play is non-specific, with the theme being timeless. It is a tragedy about the futility of war. In wartime, as communication and society break down, both soldiers and civilians are led to acts of barbarism and self-destruction.

D'you ever look in the mirror and you don't recognise the person looking back at you?

The term "Boston Marriage" is 19th century slang for the implied relationship between women who lived together, independent of men. This play examines the shifting and ambiguous relationship between two such women, Claire and Anna.

Strictly Dandia, Tamasha Theatre Company's new play, takes us into the competitive world of the Navratri Festival where regional and caste rivalries abound in a bid to outdo each other with smart moves and step variations.

Life for Faz and his twitty assistant, Twoo, has become listless and lacking in sparkle. That is, until Faz invents skungpoomery, or "thinking up a word and then doing it". And so saying, Faz and Twoo bunkjam jarmer into the world outside. Ken Campbell has also written "Furtive Nudist".

One of a series of drama texts published to coincide with theatrical premieres of new plays and translations.

"The most important playwright to have emerged north of the border in years." (Scotsman)

Writer Lee Hall and director Marcello Magni (co-founder of the Theatre de Complicite) rework Carlo Collodi's classic tale of Pinocchio in slapstick commedia dell'arte style which should appeal to all ages.

Mark Ravenhill's play "Mother Clap's Molly House" explores the gay subculture of 18th-century London.

In financial and emotional despair, Suzanne returns to live with her mother. Instead of finding peace of mind however, her already complicated life becomes even more chaotic. A rocky relationship with her foster son Luka, a one-night stand and having to handle her mother's boyfriend doesn't help.

With "The Sanctuary Lamp" the author takes a hallowed institution and populates it with social misfits who desecrate every convention in both thought and action.

A major new play, with its world premiere at London's Almeida Theatre

"Thrilling...unforgettable, maybe even life-changing...it has the inevitablity and much of the monumentality of a Greek tragedy" (USA today)

A new play by an exciting young American writer, presented at London's Royal Court Theatre

Winer of a 1994 Time Out Theatre Award and TMA/Martini Award for Best UK Touring Production

A grocer and his wife dissatisfied by a play's progress invade the stage and commandeer the play to suit their tastes. A chaotic play within a play erupts, as each group attempts to carry on despite the unscripted interventions. Written in 1607, this is a comedy from a successor of Shakespeare.

Written in 1926 and originally entitled Ritz Bar, Semi-Monde was considered too daring for its time. A visually daring comedy that provides a metaphor for Coward's own sexuality.

Set amongst the ruins of post-war Berlin, this play follows a young soldier, sent for a weekend to guard a deserted British army office. In the corrosive atmosphere of Cold War power struggles, he finds his conscience is on trial.