Graeae Plays 1

Mike Kenny is one of the leading writers of theatre for children and young people in the UK. Kaite O'Reilly has won several awards for her inventive use of theatre in her plays. April de Angelis has had her plays performed internationally and had her work produced by The National Theatre. Maria Oshodi has written extensively for theatre and TV.

• Foreword by Richard Wilson 5Introduction by Jenny Sealey 9Hound 15by Maria Oshodi Soft Vengeance 95by April De AngelisSympathy for the Devil145by Ray Harrison GrahamFittings: The Last Freak Show223by Mike KennyInto The Mystic259by Peter Wolfpeeling301by Kaite O’ReillyGraeae since 1980350

Hound by Maria Oshodi '...a witty biting piece out to give the sighted a salutary eye-opener' THE INDEPENDENT Soft Vengeance by April de Angelis 'Courageous, horrifying, sad and funny...' THE TIMES Sympathy for the Devil by Ray Harrison Graham 'It is rare and rewarding to find a piece as dense and intelligent as this' THE GUARDIAN Fittings: The Last Freak Show by Mike Kenny 'an hilarious, ironic, hard-hitting piece of theatre' THE SCOTSMAN Into the Mystic by Peter Wolf '...this latter-day passion play...making brilliant use of large scale computer imagery and performances of terrifying power...not for the squeamish' WHAT'S ON Peeling by Kaite O'Reilly 'gives notice of strong, fresh, comic talent, a scathing eloquence' THE INDEPENDANT