Dennis Kelly

This new Student Edition of Dennis Kelly’s popular play DNA contains introductory commentary and notes by Clare Finburgh Delijani, which provides an in-depth analysis of the play’s context and themes. As well as the complete text of the play, this new Methuen Drama Student Edition includes: An introduction to the playwright and social context of the play Discussion of the...

A group of teenagers do something bad, really bad, then panic and cover the whole thing up. But when they find that the cover-up unites them and brings harmony to their otherwise fractious lives, where’s the incentive to put things right? DNA is a poignant and, sometimes, hilarious tale with a very dark heart. A contemporary play for younger people,...

"A piece that takes us on an extraordinary journey … The energy and the vividness of the writing never lets up." The Independent An unexpected meeting at an airport leads to an intense, passionate, head-over-heels relationship. Before long they begin to settle down, buy a house, juggle careers, have kids – theirs is an ordinary family. But then their world...

Dennis Kelly is one of the UK's finest contemporary dramatists. This second volume of his work collects together: Our Teacher's a Troll, Orphans, Taking Care of Baby, DNA, and The Gods Weep. Also features a foreword by journalist, author, and critic, Aleks Sierz. Without doubt, Kelly is one of the most multi-talented British playwrights to emerge in the last decade...

If you could lie without flinching, corrupt without caring and succeed at all costs – how far could you go… how much could you make? From the early promise of the '70s through to the unrelenting capitalism of the '80s and '90s, follow George on a journey from innocence to savage greed and knotted honesty, as he invents three golden...