Written in 1836, Woyzeck is often considered to be the first truly modern play. The story of a soldier driven mad by inhuman military discipline and acute social deprivation is told in splintered dialogue and jagged episodes, which are as shocking and telling today as they were when first performed, almost a century after the author's death, in Munich 1913. It is published here as a Student Edition with introductory commentary and notes, ideal for A-Level and undergraduate students, by Laura Martin from the University of Glasgow.