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First published 1980 by Eyre Methuen Ltd

Second, revised edition 1981

Re-issued in the Modern Plays series in 1982 by Methuen London Ltd.

Published in the Modern Classics series in 2015

© 1980, 1981, 2015 Howard Brenton

Introduction© Bloomsbury Methuen Drama 2015

Foreword © Bloomsbury Methuen Drama 2015

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