Books in the Oberon Modern Plays series

A loner in foster-care asks a girl out on an ill-fated date in a stolen car. One day, on the riverbank, the friends, he never had, narrate the story of his dramatic last day. This title deals with the possibilities and pressures we face on the verge of adulthood.

Presents three rites of passage plays for the young person in all of us, adapted from the books of three best-selling authors. These plays are suitable for various ages.

A feast of finely tuned extra-marital mayhem from the master of French farce.

There's a war going on. A war between the spirit and the mind. Between the eternal present and the past. Between intelligence and inertia. Between faith and rationale. Between hip and square.Neil Oram's ten-play cycle, The Warp was first performed in 1979 in a 22 hour production directed by Ken Campbell. This new volume brings together the most vibrant speeches from the legendary play.

Helmet (a.k.a. Roddy) lives his life completely immersed in computer games. The little time he has away from his consoles is spent in The Zone, a low tech games shop, which has just this very day gone bankrupt. Sal, the down-trodden owner of The Zone, is left wondering where it all went wrong. The shop is Sal's prison, but it's Helmet's church. As they get to know each other, hiding from reality for a while, it becomes clear that Helmet has a secret that could make things a lot worse for both of them. Helmet is structured in levels like a computer game, in which each character has three lives. A production involving art graphics projections and effects, Helmet toured in 2002, including performances at The Traverse, Edinburgh and the Soho Theatre, London.

Stanislaw Wypianski (1869-1907) has long been recognized as an outstanding dramatist, whose influence on Polish Theatre is second to none.

Katherine is creating a "quiet space" in her living room. Complete with fountains, Muslim artwork and a statue of Ganesh. Or, at least, that was the plan seventeen weeks ago when Leo, Jakey and 15 year old Bizzey turned up to make her dream reality. Now she thinks she may be on the edge of a nervous breakdown. Or murder. Or both. Her city type boyfriend, Michael, is trying to be one of the lads, Jakey's turning criminal and Leo's starting to cut corners.Murray Gold's refreshing new play brilliantly demonstrates what can happen when personal territory is invaded and traditional class boundaries and faulty wiring are ignored. Electricity opened on the 26th March in the Courtyard Theatre (West Yorkshire Playhouse) directed by Ian Brown, with a cast including Christopher Eccleston, Andrew Scarborough and Sophie Ward.

A play from Kay Adshead, exploring prejudice and racism in a new country. England.

A war play from Tricycle Theatre Company, looking at the effects of war and the hardships that it brings to the average citizen.

Almond's four-hander is set in a south London comprehensive and focuses on the edgy relationship between tough-girl Charlie and supply teacher Miss Fry.

A new play set in the Paris apartment of James Joyce.

A controversial play that set off riots and death threats upon its UK premiere.

In the east end warehouse, Dick Barton, special agent and defender of the free world, is about to meet his mincer. Baron Scarface--brought up by wolves and educated at Eton--has him suspended over three tons of rotating sharpened steel. Includes: "Dick Barton Special Agent" and "Dick Barton and the Curse of the Pharoah's Tomb."

A farce from Italian playwright Dario Fo. When an heiress is abducted, she cleverly outdoes her kidnappers. This version is translated by Stephen Stenning.

Three of Moliere's comedies in new versions by leading translators. Three comedies in new versions by leading translators which reveal Moliere's talent for creating mischief by exposing eternal human foibles and obsessive attitudes of mind. Includes The Hypochondriac, Scapin and Dandin.

Bittersweet and highly original, these 'mini-marvels' cleverly break down the barrier between audience and actor.

The story of a penniless nobody from Moscow who is mistaken for a government inspector by the corrupt and self-seeking officials of a small town in Tsarist Russia, "The Government Inspector", Gogol's masterpiece was regarded by Vladimir Nabokov as the greatest play in the Russian language.

German playwright Frank Wedekind has profoundly influenced modern drama, and became an inspiration to Brecht and Reinhardt among others. This is the first translation in English of his extraordinary play, of Franziska, a 'female Faust'. Translated by award-winning poet Eleanor Brown.

A play which examines mixed race relationships. The text from the Theatre Royal Stratford East's 1998 touring production.

A dramatic play from Fraser Grace exploring modern liberal issues and abortion.

Published to coincide with its British premiere at the Royal National Theatre, The Darker Face of the Earth is Rita Dove's first play. Set on a plantation in pre-Civil War South Carolina, it has been performed to great critical acclaim.

From Colin Teevan, The Walls explores family life and was premiered as part of the RNT's Springboards season, 2001.

From one of Britain's most prolific and acclaimed playwrights, Mr England was produced at the Sheffield Crucible, October 2000.

Includes the plays Lunatic and Lover, A Meeting in Rome, The Summer in Gossensass from Michael Meyer.

An interesting play from Peter Oswald based on Hindu beliefs.

Tom and Jess have grown disillusioned with a world full of people who'll murder you as soon as look at you--or else systematically overcharge you for building work. They are going to make life simple from now on: just the two of them rescuing starfish washed up by the tides and strictly no contact with other human beings. Until the mysterious Slippy decides to die on their doorstep.

The 40 Minute Tempest recreates the world of Shakespeare's great play as told by Prospero and Ariel as they journey towards Prospero's retirement and Ariel's freedom. Using puppetry, the modern idiom and Shakespeare's verse it magically brings to life the world of Prospero's island. King Ram, based on King Lear, is the story of an old king with a foolish plan to split his lands between his two daughters, and of a ten year old boy's desperate search for a baby's father. Songs and verse create a roller-coaster dramatic ride for children.