Salome

Oscar Wilde

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• Outraged by the sexual perversity of this one-act tragedy, Great Britain's Lord Chamberlain banned Salomé from the national stage. Symbolist poets and... Lees meer

The School for Scandal

Richard Brinsley Sheridan

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• The intrigues of such aptly named characters as Lady Sneerwell, Sir Joseph Surface, Lady Candour, and Sir Benjamin Backbite have amused theater audien... Lees meer

The Theban Plays

Sophocles

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• The stirring tale of a legendary royal family's fall and ultimate redemption, the Theban trilogy endures as the crowning achievement of Greek drama. S... Lees meer

Macbeth

William Shakespeare

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• One of the great Shakespearean tragedies, Macbeth is a dark and bloody drama of ambition, murder, guilt, and revenge. Prompted by the prophecies of th... Lees meer

Oedipus Rex

Sophocles

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• Considered by many the greatest of the classic Greek tragedies, Oedipus Rex is Sophocles' finest play and a work of extraordinary power and resonance.... Lees meer

Everyman

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• Western drama, having all but disappeared during the Dark Ages, reemerged spontaneously in the liturgy and life of the medieval church. Vernacular mir... Lees meer

Pygmalion

George Bernard Shaw

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• One of George Bernard Shaw's best-known plays, Pygmalion was a rousing success on the London and New York stages, an entertaining motion picture and a... Lees meer

Twelve Classic One-Act Plays

Mary Carolyn Waldrep

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• From high school drama students to community theater actors, performers everywhere are looking for inexpensive material to entertain audiences. This c... Lees meer

King Lear

William Shakespeare

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• First performed about 1805, King Lear is one of the most relentlessly bleak of Shakespeare's tragedies. Probably written between Othello and Macbeth ,... Lees meer

Hamlet

William Shakespeare

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• In this quintessential Shakespeare tragedy, a young prince's halting pursuit of revenge for the murder of his father unfolds in a series of highly cha... Lees meer

Ubu Roi

Alfred Jarry

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• When it first opened in Paris in late 1896, Ubu Roi immediately outraged audiences with its scatological references and surrealist style. Spectators r... Lees meer

A Doll's House

Henrik Ibsen

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• One of the best-known, most frequently performed of modern plays, A Doll's House richly displays the genius with which Henrik Ibsen pioneered modern, ... Lees meer

Dr. Faustus

Christopher Marlowe

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• One of the most durable myths in Western culture, the story of Faust tells of a learned German doctor who sells his soul to the devil in exchange for ... Lees meer

Life Is a Dream

Pedro Calderón de la Barca

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• A product of the golden age of Spanish drama, Life Is a Dream ( La vida es sueño ) is the masterpiece of Pedro Calderón de la Barca (1600-1681), a con... Lees meer

Measure for Measure

William Shakespeare

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• One of Shakespeare's "dark comedies," Measure for Measure is as noteworthy for its fascinating political and social implications as for its compelling... Lees meer

She Stoops to Conquer

Oliver Goldsmith

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• This charming comedy has delighted audiences for over two centuries. First performed in 1773, it concerns Kate Hardcastle, a young lady who poses as a... Lees meer

Othello

William Shakespeare

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• An exciting new edition of the complete works of Shakespeare with these features: Illustrated with photographs from New York Shakespeare Festival prod... Lees meer

Cyrano de Bergerac

Edmond Rostand

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• Widely considered the most popular modern French play, Cyrano de Bergerac has dazzled audiences with its wit and eloquence since it premiered in 1897.... Lees meer

The Importance of Being Earnest

Oscar Wilde

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• Here is Oscar Wilde's most brilliant tour de force, a witty and buoyant comedy of manners that has delighted millions in countless productions since i... Lees meer

Coriolanus

William Shakespeare

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• A highly political play, Coriolanus concerns a military hero of ancient Rome who attempts to shift from his career as a general to become a candidate ... Lees meer

Hedda Gabler

Henrik Ibsen

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• A masterpiece of modern theater, Hedda Gabler is a dark psychological drama whose powerful and reckless heroine has tested the mettle of leading actre... Lees meer

The Duchess of Malfi

John Webster

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• The evils of greed and ambition overwhelm love, innocence, and the bonds of kinship in this dark tragedy, first presented circa 1613. John Webster's g... Lees meer

Miss Julie

August Strindberg

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• In Miss Julie, a willful young aristocrat, whose perverse nature has already driven her fiancé to break off their engagement, pursues and effectively ... Lees meer

Heartbreak House

George Bernard Shaw

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• Described by his contemporaries as a "master of impeccable prose," "the great exploder of complacency," and a "showman of ideas," George Bernard Shaw ... Lees meer