Karen Hope's Foreign Lands is a psychological thriller set in a Northern town, where a child murderer, released from prison, returns incognito to the scene of her crime. Sarah Kane's Blasted is a gut-wrenching vision of war in contemporary Europe, focusing on three people sheltering in an hotel under fire. It is a shocking and visceral dissection of current conflicts. David Spencer's Hurricane Roses is a cry from the heart of contemporary Britain in which a young man comes to terms with his powerlessness to change a cynically corrupt world. Rod Williams' The Life Of The World To Come is a satire of the brave new world of cryogenics and the American lust for eternal life and fabulous profit.
Contents: 1. Hush / April De Angelis -- Digging for fire / Declan Hughes --Somewhere / Judith Johnson -- East from the gantry / Edward Thomas -- 2. Blasted / Sarah Kane -- Foreign Lands / Karen Hope -- Hurricane roses / David Spencer -- The life of the world to come / Rod Williams -- 3. Europe / David Greig; Uganda / Judith Johnson; Some voices / Joe Penhall; Ashes and sand / Judy Upton