Debbie Tucker Green's Plays: One is a compilation of six of her best plays. Unlike many play texts the introduction cleverly breaks down the meaning of the punctuation within the text which allows the reader to have a better understanding of the playwright's interpretation and intentions when it comes to delivery of the dialogue. In my opinion all plays should include this so that directors and actors don't have to spend hours trying to deduce what the playwrights intentions are with the punctuation. She has a clear writing style and a pattern to her craft.
The plays in the compilation are gritty and refreshing, dealing with a range of themes such as power, female sex tourism and violence. The plays have extremely specific casting requirements but for GCSE or A-level performances could be open to allow students to access top grades. In particular I loved the play Random, a one woman play, written for a black woman, involving six characters. This would be a great play for a LAMDA performance or an audition piece.
The playwright's direction at the start includes dialogue that is the character's intentions, and instructs that this should not be said. This allows the actor to have a real understanding of the meaning of the text. A beautiful yet devastating piece of writing. The scripts are beautifully written and have such a flair about them, some were written at least 10 years ago, but the content is just as relevant today.