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125 Famous Plays

Which of these famous plays have you read? Drama kids will be familiar with many of these, as will anyone who studied Shakespeare.
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The Oresteia (Aeschylus)
The Oresteia
1
Aeschylus
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (Edward Albee)
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
2
Edward Albee
The Zoo Story by Edward Albee
The Zoo Story by Edward Albee
3
Frogs by Aristophanes
Frogs by Aristophanes
4
Lysistrata (Aristophanes)
Lysistrata
5
Aristophanes
Endgame (Samuel Beckett)
Endgame
6
Samuel Beckett
Waiting for Godot (Samuel Beckett)
Waiting for Godot
7
Samuel Beckett
A Man for All Seasons (Robert Bolt)
A Man for All Seasons
8
Robert Bolt
Caucasian Chalk Circle by Bertolt Brecht
Caucasian Chalk Circle by Bertolt Brecht
9
Mother Courage and Her Children (Bertolt Brecht)
Mother Courage and Her Children
10
Bertolt Brecht
The Threepenny Opera
The Threepenny Opera
11
The Cherry Orchard (Anton Chekhov)
The Cherry Orchard
12
Anton Chekhov
The Seagull by Anton Chekhov
The Seagull by Anton Chekhov
13
Three Sisters by Anton Chekhov
Three Sisters by Anton Chekhov
14
Uncle Vanya (Anton Chekhov)
Uncle Vanya
15
Anton Chekhov
Cloud 9
Cloud 9
16
The Way of the World
The Way of the World
17
Blithe Spirit by Noel Coward
Blithe Spirit by Noel Coward
18
Caligula
Caligula
19
The Vagina Monologues
The Vagina Monologues
20
Iphigenia at Aulis
Iphigenia at Aulis
21
Medea (Euripides)
Medea
22
Euripides
The Trojan Women
The Trojan Women
23
Accidental Death of an Anarchist
Accidental Death of an Anarchist
24
Dancing at Lughnasa by Brian Friel
Dancing at Lughnasa by Brian Friel
25
The Miracle Worker (William Gibson)
The Miracle Worker
26
William Gibson
The Inspector General
The Inspector General
27
The Lion in Winter
The Lion in Winter
28
She Stoops to Conquer
She Stoops to Conquer
29
Six Degrees of Separation
Six Degrees of Separation
30
A Raisin in the Sun (Lorraine Hansberry)
A Raisin in the Sun
31
Lorraine Hansberry
The Children's Hour (Lillian Hellman)
The Children's Hour
32
Lillian Hellman
A Doll's House (Henrik Ibsen)
A Doll's House
33
Henrik Ibsen
Hedda Gabler (Norway)
Hedda Gabler (Norway)
34
Bald Soprano
Bald Soprano
35
Angels in America (Tony Kushner)
Angels in America
36
Tony Kushner
August Osage County
August Osage County
37
American Buffalo by David Mamet
American Buffalo by David Mamet
38
The Cripple of Innishman
The Cripple of Innishman
39
The Lieutenant of Inishmore (Martin Mcdonagh)
The Lieutenant of Inishmore
40
Martin Mcdonagh
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