Roots (New edition)

It's 1958. Beatie Bryant has been to London and fallen in love with Ronnie, a young socialist.

As she anxiously awaits his arrival to meet her family at their Norfolk farm, her head is swimming with new ideas.

Ideas of a bolder, freer world which promise to clash with their rural way of life. Roots is the remarkable centrepiece of Wesker's seminal post-war trilogy.

It was first performed in 1959 at the Belgrade Theatre, Coventry, before transferring to the Royal Court.

It is the second play in a trilogy comprising Chicken Soup with Barley and I'm Talking About Jerusalem.

It went on to transfer to the Duke of York's Theatre in the West End. A true classic, Roots is an affecting portrait of a young woman finding her voice at a time of unprecedented social change.

This Modern Classic edition features an introduction by Glenda Leeming.