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Friel. Reprinted by permission of Penguin Books Limited. John Guare: from Six DegreesofSeparation . Copyright © 1992 by John Guare . Reprinted by permission of Methuen London. Declan Hughes: from Digging for Fire. Copyright © 1993 by Declan Hughes. Reprinted by permission of Methuen London. Debbie Isitt: from The Woman Who Cooked her Husband. Copyright © 1993 by Debbie Isitt. Reprinted by permission of Warner Chappell Plays Ltd. Manfred Karge : from The Conquest of the South Pole. Copyright © 1988 by Manfred Karge. Translation copyright © 1988 by Tinch Minter and Anthony Vivis. From Man to Man. Copyright © 1988Manfred Karge . Translation copyright © 1988 by Anthony Vivis. Reprinted by permission of Methuen London. Charlotte Keatley: from My Mother Said I Never Should. Copyright © 1988, 1989, 1990 by Charlotte Keatley . Reprinted by permission of Methuen London. Tony Kushner: from Angels in America . Copyright © 1992 by Tony Kushner. Reprinted by permission of Nick Hern Books. Bryony Lavery : from Her A ching Heart. Copyright © 1991 by Bryony Lavery. Reprinted by permission of Methuen London. Sharman Macdonald: from Shades. Copyright © 1992 by Sharman Macdonald . Reprinted by permission of Faber and Faber Ltd. David Mamet : from Oleanna. Copyright © 1992 by David Mamet. Reprinted by permission of Methuen London. Claire McIntyre : from Low Level Panic. Copyright © 1989 by Claire McIntyre. Reprinted by permission of Nick Hern Books. Terrence McNally: from Frankie andJohnny in the Clair de Lune. Copyright © 1988 by Terrence McNally. Reprinted by permission of Nick Hern Books. Marlane Meyer: from Etta Jenks. Copyright © 1986, 1988, 1990 by Marlane Meyer. Reprinted by permission of Methuen London. Arthur Miller: from The Last Yankee . Copyright © 1993 by Arthur Miller and Inge Morath as Trustee. From The Ride Down Mount Morgan. Copyright © 1991 by Arthur Miller and Inge Morath as Trustee. Reprinted by permission of Methuen London . Anthony Minghella: from Cigarettes and Chocolate. Copyright © 1988 by Anthony Minghella . Reprinted by permission of Methuen London. Richard Nelson: from Some Americans Abroad. Copyright © 1989 by Richard Nelson. Reprinted by permission of Faber and Faber Ltd. Winsome Pinnock: from Talking in Tongues. Copyright © 1992 by Winsome Pinnock. Reprinted by permission of Methuen London. Harold Pinter: from Moonlight.

Copyright © 1993 by Harold Pinter. Reprinted by permission of Faber and Faber Ltd. Philip Ridley: from The Fastest Clock in the Universe. Copyright © 1992by Philip Ridley. From The Pitchfork Disney. Copyright © 1991 by Philip Ridley. Reprinted by permission of Methuen London. Billy Roche: from Belfry . Copyright © 1992 by Billy Roche. Reprinted by permission of Nick Hern Books. Peter Shaffer: from Lettice and Lovage. Copyright © 1987, 1989 by Peter Shaffer. Reprinted by permission of Penguin Books Ltd. Ntozake Shange: from The Love Space Demands. Copyright © 1987, 1991, 1992, by Ntozake Shange. Reprinted by permission of Methuen London. Stephen Sondheim and John Weidman: from Assassins. Copyright © 1990 & 1991 by John Weidman. Reprinted by permission of Theatre Communications Group. Sue Townsend: from Ten Tiny Fingers, Nine Tiny Toes. Copyright © 1990 by Sue Townsend. Reprinted by permission of Methuen London. Michael Wall: from Women Laughing. Copyright © 1987 Michael Wall, © 1992 by The Estate of Michael Wall. Reprinted by permission of the author's agent Micheline Steinberg, 110 Frognal, London NW3 6XU. Wendy Wasserstein : from The Sisters Rosensweig. Copyright © 1993 by Wendy Wasserstein. Reprinted by permission of Harcourt Brace & Company . Timberlake Wertenbaker: from Three Birds Alighting on a Field. Copyright © 1991 by Timberlake Wertenbaker. Reprinted by permission of Faber and Faber Ltd. Lanford Wilson: from Burn This. Copyright © 1987 by Lanford Wilson. Reprinted by permission of the Noonday Press. Victoria Wood: from Up to You, Porky . Copyright © 1985 by Victoria Wood. Reprinted by permission of Methuen London. Rod Wooden: from Your Home in the West. Copyright © 1991 by Rod Wooden . Reprinted by permission of Methuen London. The editors and publishers have taken all possible care to secure permissions for the extracts used in this volume, and to make the correct acknowledgements. If any errors have occurred, they will be corrected in subsequent editions, provided notification is sent to the publisher. CAUTION. These extracts are fully protected by copyright. Any enquiries concerning the rights for professional or amateur stage production, broadcasting, readings etc., for the complete plays should be made to the author's respective agents. No performance may be given unless a licence has been obtained.