This reference tool contains 450 entries, each giving the following information about the particlar playwright: biography; manuscript location; playwright's comments on his/her work; complete bibliography; recommended critical studies; and a signed critical 1000-word essay. The text is arranged alphabetically, and is indexed by stage, screen, radio and television play title. This edition contains nearly 100 new entrants, selected by an international advisory board. Entrants include: Jim Cartwright, Mbongemi Ngema and Sharman McDonald.