Each play is accompanied by two essays: one a general (or critical) introduction situating the play in its cultural, political and theatrical contexts; the other devoted to a discussion of textual and bibliographical issues relating to the creating of a modernised text from extant copies of the period text (modernised versions of the prefatory and paratextual materials where these exist are included with commentary and annotations in these essays). Additionally a number of scholars were invited to contribute papers in the areas of their expertise to give a fuller picture of Brome’s place in Caroline theatre practice.