This guide offers a comprehensive account of British theatre from the 1960s to the present day. Placing critical commentary at the heart of its analysis, it explores how theatre critics and scholars have sought to understand and write about modern theatre, from the earliest reviews to revivals appearing decades later. With studies of contemporary reviews and archival material, Contemporary British Drama offers readers the opportunity to learn about British theatre in its original ...

This comprehensive, accessible introduction to one of Britain’s leading contemporary playwrights and filmmakers outlines Martin McDonagh’s body of work, the key critical contexts for understanding and exploring his career, analysis of productions, and includes an exclusive interview with the director of his most recent stage work.Analysis of McDonagh’s writing is broken down into three periods – his early Irish plays, his screenplays, and his later plays that move away from and out...

This book focuses on modern theatrical adaptations that rework classic plays in new British and Irish settings. It explores these shifted national contexts and examines what they might reveal about the political and cultural climate of the new setting. In examining the modern setting alongside the country of the original text, it also reveals fascinating resonances between two different national contexts. The book discusses five British and Irish playwrights and their current adaptations, ...

An unputdownable thriller from Diana Wilkinson, author of the Number One bestseller The Girl in Seat 2AIt was all meant to be so easy. Payback with a difference.I’d stay in Ballyholme, Northern Ireland, to decide whether to forgive my cheating husband, Ryan. Ciara, my new best friend, would stay in our London home, free of charge, until I made up my mind.The ruse certainly had its plus points: Ciara’s unexpected appearance would freak Rya...

A twisty unputdownable thriller from Diana Wilkinson, author of the Number One bestseller The Girl in Seat 2AJealousy can be a killer…Ten years after her boyfriend Mitch’s mysterious disappearance, Rebecca finally learns the truth about what happened.When he finally returns, a happy ending appears within their grasp but there is no escape from the past. And Arthur, Rebecca’s friend who has formed an unhealthy obsession wi...

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The gripping psychological thriller from the #2 bestselling author of The Family at No. 12!A darkness settles on this supposedly quiet street...When Clare becomes a widow, her response is something that shocks her – relief. All she wants to do is move on and figure out how to continue her life, alone, no matter the guilt that brings.So when Vic, her closest friend, comes to her, showing the signs of trouble in her own marriage, she is mor...

'Packed full of secrets and lies, Saxon succeeds in putting the 'creep' in creepy.' Valerie KeoghFour sisters, four secrets. Who has the deadliest of them all?Something happened to me when I was nine.My childhood memories before that fateful day are gone. Extinguished.The aftermath has become a living nightmare, with a guilt that runs so deep, I'm not sure I can ever tell anyone. I fear I've left it too late...

Don't miss the gripping new psychological thriller by Sally Rigby and Amanda Ashby!"Dark, gripping and with a smart twist, The Ex-Wife kept me turning the pages. I thought I'd managed to guess the ending, but for once was thrilled to be wrong." Bestselling author M A HunterMy life was perfect until she came along. Norah.Younger, prettier and about to marry my own ex-husband, they are a walking cliché.I hate her. I hate them both.Sh...

A twisty unputdownable thriller from Diana Wilkinson, author of the Number One bestseller The Girl in Seat 2AI’m not being paranoid. It’s all there in the crossword clues…in black and white. There’s no doubt the threat is real. Today, the answers spell out my murder.Is Nathan, my estranged husband, really planning to kill me? Or is it someone closer to home?I check the door is bolted, slither to the ground, and count down the seconds to n...

A gripping thriller from best-selling author J.A. Baker!Welcome to Winters End...Winters End should have been the perfect place for me and my husband Neil to start again. To leave the terrible secrets and guilt of our past far behind us.But from the moment we arrived in the small, isolated community, it becomes clear to me that we are not welcome here. That someone wants us to leave…I’m certain that everyone knows our secrets – knows who we re...

The completely addictive and gripping UK Top 50 bestseller by John NichollShe’s on trial for murder… Now it’s her turn to tell her story…The truth is that I loved James with my whole heart. We were soulmates: meant to be together forever. I had just found out I was carrying his child.But it’s time to tell my side of the story. It’s time everyone knew what happened on our wedding day, on our honeymoon, and on that fateful last drive together. It’s ...