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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
41
George Bernard Shaw
Juno and the Paycock by Sean O'Casey
Juno and the Paycock by Sean O'Casey
42
The Plough and the Stars
The Plough and the Stars
43
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
44
J.M. Synge/Sean O'Casey/W.B. Yeats
Private Lives (Noel Coward)
Private Lives
45
Noel Coward
Present Laughter (Noel Coward)
Present Laughter
46
Noel Coward
Blithe Spirit (Noel Coward)
Blithe Spirit
47
Noel Coward
Murder in the Cathedral (T. S. Eliot)
Murder in the Cathedral
48
T. S. Eliot
The Lady's Not for Burning (Christopher Fry)
The Lady's Not for Burning
49
Christopher Fry
An Inspector Calls (Priestley)
An Inspector Calls
50
Priestley
The Mousetrap (Agatha Christie)
The Mousetrap
51
Agatha Christie
The Browning Version (Terence Rattigan)
The Browning Version
52
Terence Rattigan
Separate Tables (Rattigan)
Separate Tables
53
Rattigan
Under Milk Wood (Dylan Thomas)
Under Milk Wood
54
Dylan Thomas
Look Back in Anger by John Osborne
Look Back in Anger by John Osborne
55
A Taste of Honey (Shelagh Delaney)
A Taste of Honey
56
Shelagh Delaney
The Entertainer (John Osborne)
The Entertainer
57
John Osborne
Billy Liar (Keith Waterhouse)
Billy Liar
58
Keith Waterhouse
Long and the Short and the Tall (Willis Hall)
Long and the Short and the Tall
59
Willis Hall
Beyond the Fringe (Alan Bennett)
Beyond the Fringe
60
Alan Bennett
Serjeant Musgrave's Dance (John Arden)
Serjeant Musgrave's Dance
61
John Arden
Saved
Saved
62
The Caretaker (Harold Pinter)
The Caretaker
63
Harold Pinter
The Homecoming (Harold Pinter)
The Homecoming
64
Harold Pinter
No Man's Land (Harold Pinter)
No Man's Land
65
Harold Pinter
Betrayal (Harold Pinter)
Betrayal
66
Harold Pinter
What the Butler Saw (Joe Orton)
What the Butler Saw
67
Joe Orton
Loot (Joe Orton)
Loot
68
Joe Orton
Theatre Workshop: Oh What a Lovely War (Joan Littlewood)
Theatre Workshop: Oh What a Lovely War
69
Joan Littlewood
The Hostage
The Hostage
70
Home (David Storey)
Home
71
David Storey
In Celebration (David Storey)
In Celebration
72
David Storey
The Changing Room (David Storey)
The Changing Room
73
David Storey
Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead (A Play by Tom Stoppard)
Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead
74
A Play by Tom Stoppard
Travesties (Tom Stoppard)
Travesties
75
Tom Stoppard
Arcadia (Tom Stoppard)
Arcadia
76
Tom Stoppard
The Real Thing (Tom Stoppard)
The Real Thing
77
Tom Stoppard
The Royal Hunt of the Sun (Peter Shaffer)
The Royal Hunt of the Sun
78
Peter Shaffer
Equus (Peter Shaffer)
Equus
79
Peter Shaffer
The Ruling Class (Barnes)
The Ruling Class
80
Barnes
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