The first collection of Marina Carr's plays introduces the work of an important new voice in playwriting. "Low in the Dark" is described as "one of the most exciting and utterly original aspects of Carr's writing, exposing the sexism of language and religious iconography." In "The Mai," the writing is "both tender and boisterous, capable of expressing deep reserves of regret and bitterness." "Portia Coughlan" is characterized as "a work of early maturity and achievement" and "packs a fierce punch." In "By the Bog of Cats...," Carr achieves "a poetic reality filled with the past" and displays "an extraordinary ability to move between myth and the real." Pages: 352, Dimensions: 12.6x12.6cm