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The Well-Read Retiree: Plays

Our retired maverick English Teacher and theatre director comes up with 50 essential plays from the world repertoire, one title per author, plus seven titles by Shakespeare because he's, well…. Shakespeare.
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Accidental Death of an Anarchist (Dario Fo)
Accidental Death of an Anarchist
1
Dario Fo
An Inspector Calls (Priestley)
An Inspector Calls
2
Priestley
The Caretaker (Harold Pinter)
The Caretaker
3
Harold Pinter
Ceremonies in Dark Old Men (Elder)
Ceremonies in Dark Old Men
4
Elder
The Changeling
The Changeling
5
The Cherry Orchard (Anton Chekhov)
The Cherry Orchard
6
Anton Chekhov
Cloud 9 (Caryl Churchill)
Cloud 9
7
Caryl Churchill
Dancing at Lughnasa by Brian Friel
Dancing at Lughnasa by Brian Friel
8
Death of a Salesman (Arthur Miller)
Death of a Salesman
9
Arthur Miller
A Doll's House (Henrik Ibsen)
A Doll's House
10
Henrik Ibsen
Dr. Faustus (Christopher Marlowe)
Dr. Faustus
11
Christopher Marlowe
The Duchess of Malfi
The Duchess of Malfi
12
Equus (Peter Shaffer)
Equus
13
Peter Shaffer
Everyman (Anonymous C. 1500)
Everyman
14
Anonymous C. 1500
Exit the King (Eugène Ionesco)
Exit the King
15
Eugène Ionesco
The Father (August Strindberg)
The Father
16
August Strindberg
Fences (August Wilson)
Fences
17
August Wilson
Fool for Love (Sam Shepard)
Fool for Love
18
Sam Shepard
Glengarry Glen Ross (David Mamet)
Glengarry Glen Ross
19
David Mamet
Hamlet (Shakespeare)
Hamlet
20
Shakespeare
The Haunted House (Plautus)
The Haunted House
21
Plautus
Henry IV Part 1 (Shakespeare)
Henry IV Part 1
22
Shakespeare
Home (David Storey)
Home
23
David Storey
King Lear (Shakespeare (Signet))
King Lear
24
Shakespeare (Signet)
Long Day's Journey Into Night (Eugene O'Neill)
Long Day's Journey Into Night
25
Eugene O'Neill
The Lower Depths (Maxim Gorky)
The Lower Depths
26
Maxim Gorky
Lysistrata (Aristophanes)
Lysistrata
27
Aristophanes
MacBeth (Shakespeare)
MacBeth
28
Shakespeare
Mother Courage and Her Children (Bertolt Brecht)
Mother Courage and Her Children
29
Bertolt Brecht
The Mousetrap (Agatha Christie)
The Mousetrap
30
Agatha Christie
No Exit (Jean-Paul Sartre)
No Exit
31
Jean-Paul Sartre
The Odd Couple (Neil Simon)
The Odd Couple
32
Neil Simon
Oedipus Rex (Greece)
Oedipus Rex (Greece)
33
The Oresteia (Aeschylus)
The Oresteia
34
Aeschylus
Othello (Skakespeare)
Othello
35
Skakespeare
Our Town (Thornton Wilder)
Our Town
36
Thornton Wilder
Phedre (Jean Racine)
Phedre
37
Jean Racine
The Playboy of the Western World (John Millington Synge)
The Playboy of the Western World
38
John Millington Synge
Plenty (David Hare)
Plenty
39
David Hare
The Plough and the Stars (Sean O'Casey)
The Plough and the Stars
40
Sean O'Casey
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