Plays

Gruach

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Gordon Bottomley


Gordon Bottomley's verse drama in two scenes is a prequel to Shakespeare's Macbeth. He provides Lady Macbeth with a name - Gruach - and imag…

The "Mind The Paint" Girl

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Arthur Wing Pinero


Another Pinero play from the early 1900s. With a social message about the effects of stardom on the star as well as those that love them. &q…

Lady Huntworth's Experiment

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R. C. Carton


Lady Huntworth is in disguise and under cover as a cook. She entertains a number of men and the comedy ensues.- Summary by Michele EatonStag…

Sir Harry Wildair

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George Farquhar


This sequel to the Jubilee [The Constant Couple, or A Trip to the Jubilee] appeared at Drury Lane in 1701, and was almost as popular as its …

The Twin-Rivals

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George Farquhar


"This comedy was produced at Drury Lane on December 14, 1702. It is the most accurate of all Farquhar's productions. The plot, though i…

The Conscious Lovers

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Richard Steele


As early as 1720 Steele spoke in the Theatre of "a friend of mine" who was lately preparing a comedy according to the just laws of…

Princess of Elis

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Molière


In the month of May 1664, Louis XIV entertained the Queen-mother, Anne of Austria, and his own wife , Maria Theresa, with a brilliant and su…

The Vortex

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Noël Coward


Noel Coward explores the darker side of the roaring twenties in this early play. It focuses on an ageing beauty who uses affairs with younge…

Medea (Version 2)

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Lucius Annaeus Seneca


Medea is a fabula crepidata (Roman play with Greek subject) of about 1000 lines of verse written by Seneca the Younger. It was written aroun…

One-Act Play Collection 015

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Various


Here, in our 15th collection, are 10 One Act Plays for your enjoyment. They range from the mid-1600s to the early 1900s, from outright farce…

Hindle Wakes

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Stanley Houghton


Alan Jeffcote, son of Nat Hawthorn, Hindle's richest factory owner, meets Fanny Hawthorn, daughter of Nat's 'slasher' and oldest friend, in …

The Funeral: or Grief A-La-Mode

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Richard Steele


The Funeral: or, Grief à-la-Mode, a Comedy, was written in the summer of 1701, and given to Christopher Rich, of the Theatre Royal, D…

The Cabinet Minister

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Arthur Wing Pinero


Mr. Pinero holds that farce should treat of probable people placed in possible circumstances, but regarded from a point of view which exagge…

The Wasters

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Arthur Adams


Here we have a serious family drama by Australian playwright Arthur Adams about legacy and responsibilities, with some question about exactl…

The Squire

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Arthur Wing Pinero


"Then take a word of advice—cut yourself adrift from Squire Kate's apron strings. (Gilbert turns away) When my father, John Verity, die…

The Show Off

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George Kelly


Amy Fisher's parents can't understand what their daughter sees in Aubrey Piper, a loudmouth and braggart who pretends to be more than the lo…

The Clandestine Marriage

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George Colman the Elder and David Garrick


A secret liaison and wedding. What will happen when they find out? - Summary by Michele Eaton Cast ListLord Ogleby: Greg GiordanoSir John …

George Dandin: or The Abashed Husband

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Henri Van Laun and Molière


"The treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle having been ratified ... and peace being assured ... Louis XIV resolved to give a festival in his favori…

The Wonder-Working Magician

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Pedro Calderón De La Barca


"The Wonderful Magician" is perhaps better known to poetical students in England from the spirited fragment Shelley has left us in…

Don Garcia of Navarre, or the Jealous Prince

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Molière


Nothing can be more unlike The Pretentious Young Ladies or Sganarelle than Molière's Don Garcia of Navarre. The Théâtre …

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