WHICH new play has provoked the most attention in the British theater so far this year?

He gives examples of what he considers to be good plots and examines the reactions the plays provoke in the audience.

Paul Weitz's delicately funny new play at the Second Stage Theater, "Privilege," could provoke twinges of guilt over those smirks.

Mr. Miller again shows us that contemporary plays can still move, disturb, provoke and even shock.

The play provoked a quarrel between academics and lawyers.

The play provoked bitter controversy, especially from people who saw its central character, a ruthless politician, as a cruel parody of Australia's deputy prime minister, Peter Costello.

The play provokes and takes students through an emotional and psychological experience, but it is the conversation that answers the critical question: "Where can I go for help?"

All three plays are emotionally intense and provoked considerable controversy at the time of performance.

That the play provokes such speculation is part of its power.

The play provoked something of an upset.