This book provides a vital feminist intervention into the dramaturgy of history plays, investigating work produced at major British theatres from 2000 to the present, written by a generation of innovative women playwrights. This much-needed study explores the use of history – specifically Elizabethan, Restoration, Victorian and early 20th century – in contemporary playwriting in order to interrogate the gender politics of this work. Within the framework of contemporary feminism – including the pivotal #MeToo movement – the book looks at post-2000s feminist drama that somehow represents the past. Through delving into the recurring tropes and their politics in the light of current feminist debate, the author helps us grasp how these plays essentially re-imagine gender politics. Plays that are considered include (Morgan Lloyd Malcolm), (Ella Hickson), (Deborah McAndrew), (Tanika Gupta), (Lolita Chakrabarti), (Rona Munro), (Charlie Josephine), and (Jessica Swale), and the musical (Toby Marlow and Lucy Moss).