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50 Best Theatre Plays of the 21st Century - Evening Standard

This is the "Evening Standard"'s list of the best plays of the 21st century so far, in 2023. Mostly British and American, with a wide range of issues and writing styles.
I included all the ones mentioned in the article.
For this list challenge, tell me if you have read it, seen it, or performed in it.
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Leopoldstadt (Tom Stoppard)
Leopoldstadt
1
Tom Stoppard
Pass Over: A Play (Antoinette Nwandu)
Pass Over: A Play
2
Antoinette Nwandu
Fairview: A Play (Jackie Sibblies Drury)
Fairview: A Play
3
Jackie Sibblies Drury
Appropriate (Branden Jacobs-Jenkins)
Appropriate
4
Branden Jacobs-Jenkins
Downstate (Bruce Norris)
Downstate
5
Bruce Norris
The Doctor (Robert Icke)
The Doctor
6
Robert Icke
Seven Methods of Killing Kylie Jenner (Jasmine Lee-Jones)
Seven Methods of Killing Kylie Jenner
7
Jasmine Lee-Jones
The Inheritance (Matthew Lopez)
The Inheritance
8
Matthew Lopez
Nine Night (Natasha Gordon)
Nine Night
9
Natasha Gordon
Sweat (Lynn Nottage)
Sweat
10
Lynn Nottage
Ear for Eye (Debbie Tucker Green)
Ear for Eye
11
Debbie Tucker Green
Girls & Boys (Dennis Kelly)
Girls & Boys
12
Dennis Kelly
Love (Alexander Zeldin)
Love
13
Alexander Zeldin
Dance Nation (Clare Barron)
Dance Nation
14
Clare Barron
Anatomy of a Suicide (Alice Birch)
Anatomy of a Suicide
15
Alice Birch
Yerma (Simon Stone)
Yerma
16
Simon Stone
People, Places and Things (Duncan MacMillan)
People, Places and Things
17
Duncan MacMillan
The Flick (Annie Baker)
The Flick
18
Annie Baker
Violence and Son (Gary Owen)
Violence and Son
19
Gary Owen
The Father (Florian Zeller)
The Father
20
Florian Zeller
The James Plays (Rona Munro)
The James Plays
21
Rona Munro
The Nether (Jennifer Haley)
The Nether
22
Jennifer Haley
Chimerica (Lucy Kirkwood)
Chimerica
23
Lucy Kirkwood
King Charles III (Mike Bartlett)
King Charles III
24
Mike Bartlett
Fleabag (Phoebe Waller-Bridge)
Fleabag
25
Phoebe Waller-Bridge
This House (James Graham)
This House
26
James Graham
Constellations (Nick Payne)
Constellations
27
Nick Payne
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time (Simon Stephens)
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
28
Simon Stephens
Tribes (Nina Raine)
Tribes
29
Nina Raine
One Man, Two Guvnors (Richard Bean)
One Man, Two Guvnors
30
Richard Bean
The Acid Test (Anya Reiss)
The Acid Test
31
Anya Reiss
Posh (Laura Wade)
Posh
32
Laura Wade
Sucker Punch (Roy Williams)
Sucker Punch
33
Roy Williams
Jerusalem (Jez Butterworth)
Jerusalem
34
Jez Butterworth
Black Watch (Gregory Burke)
Black Watch
35
Gregory Burke
August: Osage County (Tracy Letts)
August: Osage County
36
Tracy Letts
Enron (Lucy Prebble)
Enron
37
Lucy Prebble
The Pitmen Painters (Lee Hall)
The Pitmen Painters
38
Lee Hall
The Brothers Size (Tarrell Alvin McCraney)
The Brothers Size
39
Tarrell Alvin McCraney
War Horse (Nick Stafford)
War Horse
40
Nick Stafford
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