The first English-language anthology of post-1989 Czech plays exploring once-taboo subjects and new realities. Includes plays by David Drabek, Lenka Lagronova, Jiri Pokorny, Ivana Ruzickova, Egon Tobias, Iva Volankova, and Petr Zelenka.

Two outstanding examples of socialist-themed plays are combined in this remarkable volume.
The Conspiracy of Feelings by Yurii Olesha (1899-1960) is based on his highly respected short novel Envy about the struggle between the old and new in Soviet society. The play, called The Conspiracy of Feelings, is not a simple adaptation, but an original work that reconceived the novel. The play explores the precarious position of the intelligentsia in the new collective state.
The Little Theatre of The Green Goose was written by Konstanty Ildefons Galczynski...