This book investigates the development of Sherlock Holmes adaptations in British theatre since the turn of the millennium.

This thought-provoking new book explores the practice of rewriting Shakespeare and his contemporaries, discussing recent plays by playwrights such as Sarah Kane, Rona Munro, Marina Carr, Edward Bond and Howard Brenton, amongst others.

This book examines contemporary approaches to adaptation in theatre through seventeen international case studies.

This new book offers an account of the relationship between the 'original' text and its adaptation, within the context of nationhood. Focusing on recent Irish and English drama, the book explores the ways in which the new workings of plays (such as Phaedra's Love, Medea, After Miss Julie and The Cripple of Inishmaan) place emphasis on nationalism and national identity, positioning the text within a different national and social context, and changing the approach of the original to expose, explore or problematize the concept of nation within theatre.

This book examines the radical reinterpretation of precursor texts and prompts as an innovative form of adaptation for the stage. This volume considers a range of case studies, from the work of Alexandru Tocilescu to Rimini Protokoll, and is vital reading for those interested in adaptation studies and forms of contemporary theatre practice.