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English Literature: The Essentials, Part 1- Drama - Page 2

A professional theatre director and instructor in British Literature attempts to come up with 100 essential works that are intended to form a core reading and viewing list for British Drama. There has been some attempt at verisimilitude, so many hard choices were made made to keep the list manageable. Hopefully, the choices and omissions will spark some lively debate. To answer the two most anticipated questions - 1) "Othello" and "Romeo & Juliet" were excluded in favor of "Twelfth Night" and "Henry IV" in order to show the breadth of Shakespeare's genius; and 2) Samuel Beckett was not included because, in this director's humble opinion, he more properly belongs in World Drama.
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Mrs. Warren's Profession (George Bernard Shaw)
Mrs. Warren's Profession (George Bernard Shaw)
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Juno and the Paycock by Sean O'Casey
Juno and the Paycock by Sean O'Casey
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The Plough and the Stars
The Plough and the Stars
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The Playboy of the Western World & Two Other Irish Plays (J.M. Synge/Sean O'Casey/W.B. Yeats)
The Playboy of the Western World & Two Other Irish Plays (J.M. Synge/Sean O'Casey/W.B. Yeats)
45
Private Lives (Noel Coward)
Private Lives (Noel Coward)
46
Present Laughter (Noel Coward)
Present Laughter (Noel Coward)
47
Blithe Spirit (Noel Coward)
Blithe Spirit (Noel Coward)
48
Murder in the Cathedral (T. S. Eliot)
Murder in the Cathedral (T. S. Eliot)
49
The Lady's Not for Burning (Christopher Fry)
The Lady's Not for Burning (Christopher Fry)
50
An Inspector Calls (Priestley)
An Inspector Calls (Priestley)
51
The Mousetrap (Agatha Christie)
The Mousetrap (Agatha Christie)
52
The Browning Version (Terence Rattigan)
The Browning Version (Terence Rattigan)
53
Separate Tables (Rattigan)
Separate Tables (Rattigan)
54
Under Milk Wood (Dylan Thomas)
Under Milk Wood (Dylan Thomas)
55
Look Back in Anger by John Osborne
Look Back in Anger by John Osborne
56
A Taste of Honey (Shelagh Delaney)
A Taste of Honey (Shelagh Delaney)
57
The Entertainer (John Osborne)
The Entertainer (John Osborne)
58
Billy Liar
Billy Liar
59
Long and the Short and the Tall (Willis Hall)
Long and the Short and the Tall (Willis Hall)
60
Beyond the Fringe (Alan Bennett)
Beyond the Fringe (Alan Bennett)
61
Serjeant Musgrave's Dance (John Arden)
Serjeant Musgrave's Dance (John Arden)
62
Saved
Saved
63
The Caretaker (Harold Pinter)
The Caretaker (Harold Pinter)
64
The Homecoming (Harold Pinter)
The Homecoming (Harold Pinter)
65
No Man's Land (Harold Pinter)
No Man's Land (Harold Pinter)
66
Betrayal (Harold Pinter)
Betrayal (Harold Pinter)
67
What the Butler Saw (Joe Orton)
What the Butler Saw (Joe Orton)
68
Loot (Joe Orton)
Loot (Joe Orton)
69
Theatre Workshop: Oh What a Lovely War (Joan Littlewood)
Theatre Workshop: Oh What a Lovely War (Joan Littlewood)
70
The Hostage
The Hostage
71
Home (David Storey)
Home (David Storey)
72
In Celebration (David Storey)
In Celebration (David Storey)
73
The Changing Room (David Storey)
The Changing Room (David Storey)
74
Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead (A Play by Tom Stoppard)
Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead (A Play by Tom Stoppard)
75
Travesties (Tom Stoppard)
Travesties (Tom Stoppard)
76
Arcadia
Arcadia
77
The Real Thing (Tom Stoppard)
The Real Thing (Tom Stoppard)
78
The Royal Hunt of the Sun (Peter Shaffer)
The Royal Hunt of the Sun (Peter Shaffer)
79
Equus
Equus
80
The Ruling Class (Barnes)
The Ruling Class (Barnes)
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