Presents detailed analysis of a wide range of plays by British women dramatists from the last two decades. It will be invaluable reading for students of contemporary British theatre, literature and Women's Studies.

Geraldine Cousin is Lecturer in Theatre Studies at the University of Warwick. She is the author of Churchill the Playwright and King John (from the 'Shakespeare in Performance' series)

PROLOGUE The room and the wilderness: Rutherford and Son and Granite 1 WILDERNESSES RECLAIMED The cave, The tarantella 2 RELATED SPACES, RELATED LIVES 3 TIME-TRAVELLERS AND DISORDERLY WOMEN 4 RETELLINGS 5 QUESTS FOR MAPS 6 CORRESPONDENT WORLDS: Encounters with fairies and angels RETROSPECTIVE