A collection of seven plays by Scottish writers, selected and introduced by Philip Howard, artistic director of Edinburgh's Traverse Theatre. A companion volume to the earlier Scot-Free. Contains: Wormwood by Catherine Czerkawska Depicts a family caught up in the Chernobyl disaster. Brothers of Thunder by Ann Marie Di Mambro A young, HIV-positive man takes refuge with a Catholic priest. Passing Places by Stephen Greenhorn A road movie for the stage. One Way Street by David Greig A one-man show set in Berlin. Quelques Fleurs by Liz Lochhead A short two-hander about a childless couple. One Good Beating by Linda McLean A blackly comic play about two siblings who take revenge on their bullying father. Lazybed by Iain Crichton Smith A man refuses to get out of bed one morning.