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40 Best Theatre Plays of All Time - The Independent

This list is from an article in "The Independent" in 2022. It's a very funky list of plays! Some of the old guard are there, but otherwise, there are a lot of modern classics included.
For this list challenge, tell me if you've read it, seen it, or performed in it.
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Far Away (Caryl Churchill)
Far Away
1
Caryl Churchill
Blasted (Sarah Kane)
Blasted
2
Sarah Kane
Antigone (Sophocles)
Antigone
3
Sophocles
Ma Rainey's Black Bottom (August Wilson)
Ma Rainey's Black Bottom
4
August Wilson
Bent (Martin Sherman)
Bent
5
Martin Sherman
The Government Inspector (Nikolai Gogol)
The Government Inspector
6
Nikolai Gogol
Old Times (Harold Pinter)
Old Times
7
Harold Pinter
Purgatory in Ingolstadt (Marieluise Fleiser)
Purgatory in Ingolstadt
8
Marieluise Fleiser
Pioneers in Ingolstadt (Marieluise Fleiser)
Pioneers in Ingolstadt
9
Marieluise Fleiser
The Changeling (Thomas Middleton & William Rowley)
The Changeling
10
Thomas Middleton & William Rowley
Our Country's Good (Timberlake Wertenbaker)
Our Country's Good
11
Timberlake Wertenbaker
Hamlet (William Shakespeare)
Hamlet
12
William Shakespeare
Henry IV (Luigi Pirandello)
Henry IV
13
Luigi Pirandello
A Raisin in the Sun (Lorraine Hansberry)
A Raisin in the Sun
14
Lorraine Hansberry
Intimate Apparel (Lynn Nottage)
Intimate Apparel
15
Lynn Nottage
An Oak Tree (Tim Crouch)
An Oak Tree
16
Tim Crouch
Sizwe Bansi Is Dead (Athol Fugard)
Sizwe Bansi Is Dead
17
Athol Fugard
A Streetcar Named Desire (By Tennessee Williams)
A Streetcar Named Desire (By Tennessee Williams)
18
The Effect (Lucy Prebble)
The Effect
19
Lucy Prebble
The Seagull (Anton Chekhov)
The Seagull
20
Anton Chekhov
The Importance of Being Earnest (Oscar Wilde)
The Importance of Being Earnest
21
Oscar Wilde
One Man, Two Guvnors (Richard Bean)
One Man, Two Guvnors
22
Richard Bean
A Doll's House (Henrik Ibsen)
A Doll's House
23
Henrik Ibsen
Machinal (Sophie Treadwell)
Machinal
24
Sophie Treadwell
Making Noise Quietly (Robert Holman)
Making Noise Quietly
25
Robert Holman
Private Lives (Noel Coward)
Private Lives
26
Noel Coward
Mother Courage & Her Children (Bertolt Brecht)
Mother Courage & Her Children
27
Bertolt Brecht
Faith Healer (Brian Friel)
Faith Healer
28
Brian Friel
Jerusalem (Jez Butterworth)
Jerusalem
29
Jez Butterworth
Angels in America (Tony Kushner)
Angels in America
30
Tony Kushner
Long Day's Journey Into Night (Eugene O'Neill)
Long Day's Journey Into Night
31
Eugene O'Neill
Medea (Euripides)
Medea
32
Euripides
Arcadia (Tom Stoppard)
Arcadia
33
Tom Stoppard
La Dispute (Marivaux)
La Dispute
34
Marivaux
Happy Days (Samuel Beckett)
Happy Days
35
Samuel Beckett
John (Annie Baker)
John
36
Annie Baker
The History Boys (Alan Bennett)
The History Boys
37
Alan Bennett
Frozen (Bryony Lavery)
Frozen
38
Bryony Lavery
Life Is a Dream (Pedro Calderon De La Barca)
Life Is a Dream
39
Pedro Calderon De La Barca
Copenhagen (Michael Frayn)
Copenhagen
40
Michael Frayn
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