Best Plays by Tracy Letts
A Bit About Tracy Letts Tracy Letts has made a hefty mark in the theatre world over the past few decades, most notably in crafting the play August: Osage County, which premiered in 2007. This...
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Best Plays by Federico García Lorca
A Bit About Federico García Lorca Federico García Lorca was an acclaimed poet, playwright and theatre director. As a Spanish artist, he achieved much in his short life of 38 years, at the end of...
Best Plays by Annie Baker
A Bit About Annie Baker Annie Baker is one of the best contemporary playwrights, making a habit of creating unexpected and exciting work. Baker won the 2014 Pulitzer Prize for her play The Flick and...
Best Plays by Ben Jonson
Actor, Bricklayer, Soldier, Felon, Poet. Ben Jonson is largely considered one the greatest literary minds and influences in English Literature. He is most well known for popularising the Comedy of Humors. Though he may not...
Best Plays by John Patrick Shanley
A Bit About John Patrick Shanley John Patrick Shanley is an esteemed playwright, having written over 23 plays, numerous screenplays and directed for both the stage and screen alike. His play Doubt: A Parable won...
Best Plays by Terence Rattigan
A Bit About Terence Rattigan Sir Terence Rattigan was a British playwright, dramatist and screenwriter. His themes were often set in an upper middle class context and detailed themes of sexual frustration, failed relationships and...
Best Plays by Friedrich Schiller
A Bit About Friedrich Schiller Friedrich Schiller was a playwright, poet, philosopher, physician and historian – and has been called by some Germany’s most important classical playwright. He engaged with dramatic structure in innovative ways...
Best Plays by Jean Racine
A Bit About Jean Racine French dramatist, playwright, dramatic poet and historiographer Jean Racine was born in 1639 in La Ferté-Milon. He has become renowned for his work in French classical tragedy, and although numerous...
Best Lucy Prebble Plays
Lucy Prebble has been considered one of the most significant playwrights of her generation, writing some key plays that have been frequently labelled “cerebral”. Her play ENRON garnered an Olivier Award nomination for Best New...
Best Plays by Lorraine Hansberry
Lorraine Hansberry achieved an exceptional amount as a playwright and dramatist in the mere 34 years she was alive. As an American playwright, she wrote excellent work and was a trailblazer. She was the first...