An essential, concise and readable guide to the major plays of the twentieth century. Are you looking for a snapshot analysis of the major plays of the twentieth century? A Pocket Guide to 20th-Century Drama gives this and more: - A short introduction to a dramatic century - Historical and theatrical context to each play - Storyline for each play - Analysis of each play - Major productions around the world - A chronology of one thousand twentieth-century plays Featured playwrights include Strindberg, Chekhov, Synge, Beckett, Miller, Friel, Pinter, Osborne, Bond, Ayckbourn, Stoppard, Mamet, Hare, Churchill, Shepard, McGuinness, Wertenbaker, Frayn, Marber, Kane, McPherson.