The final volume in Methuen Drama's acclaimed series of work by Arthur Miller who, during his lifetime, was acknowledged as "the greatest American dramatist of our age" (Evening Standard). Featuring two plays from the 1990s and his final two plays (2002 and 2004), it offers the first ever publication of Miller's final play, Finishing the Picture. Inspired by his experience during the filming of The Misfits with his then wife Marilyn Monroe, the play was completed and produced at the Goodman Theatre, Chicago, just months before the playwright's death in February 2005. Broken Glass...

"Listen to the dialogue: no other American dramatist has this feel for the ordinary talk of ordinary people, or the knowledge of what they do. This is more than a writer's craft, it is a psychological and moral openness to humanity, an act not of imitating, but of sharing". Sunday Times This fourth anthology features Arthur Miller's two early plays, The Golden Years, a historical tragedy about Montezuma's destruction at the hands of Cortez, and The Man Who Had All the Luck, a fable about human freedom and individual responsibility, are brought together in this volume. It also features...

"All My Sons" by Arthur Miller is a gripping drama that explores complex themes of family, guilt, and morality in the context of the American Dream. The play is set shortly after World War II and revolves around the Keller family. Joe Keller, the patriarch, is a successful businessman who, during the war, knowingly sold defective airplane parts to the military, leading to the deaths of 21 pilots. This secret is a heavy burden, hidden from his family and the public.The play begins with the return of Joe's son, Chris Keller, who has survived the war and is now planning to marry Ann Deever, the...