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List of plays
The following is a partial list of plays with entries in Wikipedia.
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500 BC-451 BC
- The Suppliants by Aeschylus. c. 490 BC (Greek title: Hiketides)
- The Persians by Aeschylus. 472 BC (Greek title: Persai)
- Seven Against Thebes by Aeschylus. 467 BC (Greek title: Hepta epi Thebas)
- Oresteia by Aeschylus. 458 BC. Trilogy consisting of:
- Agamemnon
- The Libation Bearers (Greek title: Choephori)
- The Eumenides
- Achilles by Aeschylus. Date unknown. Only fragments remain. The trilogy consisted of:
- Myrmidions
- Nereids
- Phrygians
- Prometheus Bound, author unknown, date unknown, formerly attributed to Aeschylus.
450 BC-401 BC
- Antigone by Sophocles. 442 BC
- Alcestis by Euripides. 438 BC
- Medea by Euripides. 431 BC
- Hippolytus by Euripides. 428 BC
- Oedipus the King by Sophocles. 427 BC (Greek title: Oedipus Tyrannos; Latin title: Oedipus Rex)
- The Acharnians by Aristophanes. 425 BC
- The Knights by Aristophanes. 424 BC
- The Clouds by Aristophanes. 423 BC
- The Wasps by Aristophanes. 422 BC
- Electra by Euripides. C. 420 BC
- Trojan Women by Euripides. 415 BC
- Iphigeneia in Tauris by Euripides. C. 414 BC
- The Birds by Aristophanes. 414 BC
- Helen by Euripides. 412 BC
- Lysistrata by Aristophanes. 411 BC
- Electra by Sophocles. 410 BC (Also spelled: Elektra)
- Thesmophoriazousae by Aristophanes, 410 BC (Title in English: The Festival Women)
- Oedipus at Colonus by Sophocles. C. 407 BC
- The Bacchae by Euripides. 405 BC
- The Frogs by Aristophanes. 405 BC
- Iphigeneia at Aulis by Euripides. 405 BC
400 BC-301 BC
- Assemblywomen by Aristophanes. 392 BC (Greek title: Ecclesiazousae)
- Plutus by Aristophanes. 380 BC. (Title in English: Wealth)
301 BC-100 BC
- Poenulus by Plautus. Date unknown.
- Miles Gloriosus by Plautus. Date unknown.
1520-1589
- The World and the Child, anonymous. Printed 1522
- Tamburlaine by Christopher Marlowe. C. 1587
- The Tragical History of Doctor Faustus by Christopher Marlowe. C. 1589, revised c. 1592
1590-1599
- Henry VI, Part I, by William Shakespeare. 1590, printed in 1598.
- Henry VI, Part II, by William Shakespeare. 1590, Printed in 1594.
- Henry VI, Part III, by William Shakespeare. 1590, Printed in 1595.
- Edward II by Christopher Marlowe. C. 1592
- Richard III, by William Shakespeare. 1592, printed in 1602.
- Comedy of Errors, by William Shakespeare. 1592, printed in 1623.
- Titus Andronicus, by William Shakespeare. 1593, printed in 1594.
- Taming of the Shrew, by William Shakespeare. 1593, printed in 1623.
- Two Gentlemen of Verona, by William Shakespeare. 1594, printed in 1623.
- Love's Labour's Lost, by William Shakespeare. 1594, printed in 1598.
- Romeo and Juliet, by William Shakespeare. 1594, printed in 1597.
- Richard II, by William Shakespeare. 1595, printed in 1597.
- A Midsummer Night's Dream, by William Shakespeare. 1595, printed in 1600.
- John a Kent and John a Cumber, by Anthony Munday. 1595
- King John, by William Shakespeare. 1596, printed in 1622.
- The Merchant of Venice, by William Shakespeare. 1596, printed in 1600.
- Henry IV, Part I, by William Shakespeare. 1597
- The Valiant Welshman , by Michael Drayton and Henry Chettle (apparently a different play from that of the same name by Robert Armin), 1597, printed in 1615.
- Mother Redcap, by Anthony Munday and Michael Drayton. December 1597. Not printed.
- The Downfall of Robert Earl of Huntington , by Anthony Munday. 1597. Printed in 1601.
- The Death of Robert Earl of Huntington , by Anthony Munday and Henry Chettle. 1597. Printed in 1601.
- Henry IV, Part II, by William Shakespeare. 1598, printed in 1600.
- Earl Goodwin and his Three Sons , Parts I and II, by Michael Drayton, Henry Chettle, Thomas Dekker, and Robert Wilson, March 1598. Not printed.
- Piers of Exton , by the same authors, same date. Not printed.
- Black Batman of the North, Part I., by Henry Chettle, April 1598. Not printed.
- Black Batman of the North, Part II., by Henry Chettle and Robert Wilson. Same date. Not printed.
- The Play of a Woman , by Henry Chettle, July 1598. Not printed.
- The Conquest of Brute with the first finding of the Bath , by John Day, Henry Chettle, and John Singer . Same date. Not printed.
- Hot Anger soon Cold, by Henry Porter , Henry Chettle, and Ben Jonson, August 1598. Not printed.
- Catiline's Conspiracy (lost), by Robert Wilson and Henry Chettle. Same Date. Not printed.
- 'Tis no Deceit to Deceive the Deceiver , by Henry Chettle, September 1598. Not printed.
- Aeneas' Revenge , with the Tragedy of Polyphemus, by Henry Chettle, 1598. Not printed.
- The Funeral of Richard Cordelion , by Robert Wilson, Henry Chettle, Anthony Munday, and Michael Drayton. May 1598. Not printed.
- Valentine and Orson, by Richard Hathwaye and Anthony Munday. July 1598. Not printed.
- Chance Medley , by Robert Wilson, Anthony Munday, Michael Drayton, and Thomas Dekker. August 1598. Not printed.
- Every man in his humour . By Ben Jonson. 1598, printed 1601.
- Henry V, by William Shakespeare. 1599, printed in 1600.
- Julius Caesar, by William Shakespeare. 1599, printed in 1623.
- Much Ado About Nothing, by William Shakespeare. 1599, printed in 1600.
- As You Like It, by William Shakespeare. 1599, printed in 1623.
- Agamemnon, by Henry Chettle and Thomas Dekker, June 1599. Not printed. Malone thought that this was the same play as "Troilus and Cressida" before mentioned.
- The Stepmother's Tragedy (lost), by Henry Chettle, August 1599. Not printed.
- Patient Grissel, by Thomas Dekker, Henry Chettle, and William Haughton, December 1599. Printed in 1603.
- The Arcadian Virgin (lost), by Henry Chettle and William Haughton. Same date. Not printed.
- Damon and Pithias , by Henry Chettle, 1599. Not printed.
- The Seven Wise Masters , by Henry Chettle, Thomas Dekker, William Haughton, and John Day, 1599. Not printed.
- Owen Tudor, by Michael Drayton, Richard Hathwaye , Anthony Munday, and Robert Wilson. 1599. Not printed.
1600-1609
- Liberality and Prodigality, anonymous. 1600
- Grim the Collier of Croydon, anonymous. 1600, printed 1662.
- The Golden Ass and Cupid and Psyche , by Thomas Dekker, John Day, and Henry Chettle, April 1600. Not printed.
- The Wooing of Death (lost), by Henry Chettle. Same date. Not printed.
- The Blind Beggar of Bethnal Green , by Henry Chettle and John Day. Same date. Printed in 1659.
- All is not Gold that Glisters , by Samuel Rowley and Henry Chettle, March 1600. Not printed.
- Fair Constance of Rome , Parts I and II (lost), by Anthony Munday, Richard Hathwaye , Michael Drayton, and Thomas Dekker. June 1600. Not printed.
- Hamlet, by William Shakespeare. 1601, printed in 1603.
- Jane Shore, by Henry Chettle and John Day, 1602. Not printed.
- Twelfth Night, by William Shakespeare. 1602, printed in 1623.
- Troilus and Cressida, by William Shakespeare. 1602, printed in 1609.
- All's Well That Ends Well, by William Shakespeare. 1603, printed in 1623.
- Sejanus his Fall by Ben Jonson. 1603
- Measure for Measure, by William Shakespeare. 1604, printed in 1623.
- Othello, by William Shakespeare. 1604, printed in 1622.
- King Lear, by William Shakespeare. 1605, printed in 1608.
- Macbeth, by William Shakespeare. 1605, printed in 1623.
- Antony and Cleopatra, by William Shakespeare. 1606, printed in 1623.
- Volpone by Ben Jonson. 1606
- Coriolanus, by William Shakespeare. 1607, printed in 1607.
- Timon of Athens, by William Shakespeare. 1607, printed in 1623.
- Pericles Prince of Tyre, by William Shakespeare. 1608, printed in 1609.
- A Yorkshire Tragedy by Thomas Middleton. 1608
- Cymbeline, by William Shakespeare. 1609, printed in 1623.
1610-1619
- The Winter's Tale, by William Shakespeare. 1610, printed in 1623.
- The Knight of the Burning Pestle by Francis Beaumont and John Fletcher. C. 1610, printed in 1613
- The Alchemist by Ben Jonson. 1610
- The Second Maiden's Tragedy by Thomas Middleton. 1611
- The Tamer Tamed by John Fletcher. 1611
- The Tempest, by William Shakespeare. 1611, printed in 1623.
- Henry VIII, by William Shakespeare. 1612, printed in 1623.
- Cardenio (lost) by William Shakespeare and John Fletcher. 1613
- The Two Noble Kinsmen by William Shakespeare and John Fletcher. 1613, printed 1654
- The Duchess of Malfi by John Webster. 1614
- Bartholomew Fair by Ben Jonson. 1614
- Rollo Duke of Normandy by John Fletcher, Ben Jonson, and others. C. 1617. Revised c. 1630 by Philip Massinger and others. Published 1639. (Alternate title: The Bloody Brother)
1620-1699
- The Changeling by Thomas Middleton and William Rowley. 1622
- A Game at Chess by Thomas Middleton. 1624
- The Queen of Aragon , by William Habington. 1640
- Tartuffe, by Moliere. 1669
- The Rehearsal by George Villiers, 2nd Duke of Buckingham and others. 1671
- The Country Wife by William Wycherly. 1675
- The Plain Dealer by William Wycherly, c. 1676
- The Rover by Aphra Behn. 1677
- The City Heiress by Aphra Behn. 1682
- The Relapse by John Vanbrugh. 1696
1700-1799
- The Rivals by Richard Brinsley Sheridan. 1775
- The School for Scandal by Richard Brinsley Sheridan. 1777
- , by Étienne Aignan 1793
1800-1869
- Woyzeck by Georg Büchner. 1837
- Brand by Henrik Ibsen. 1865
- Peer Gynt by Henrik Ibsen. 1867
1870-1879
1880-1889
- Ghosts by Henrik Ibsen. 1881
- An Enemy of the People by Henrik Ibsen. 1882 (Norwegian title: En folkefiende)
1890-1899
- Hedda Gabler by Henrik Ibsen. 1891
- Lady Windermere's Fan by Oscar Wilde. 1892
- A Woman of No Importance by Oscar Wilde. 1893
- An Ideal Husband by Oscar Wilde. 1895
- The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde. 1895
- The Seagull by Anton Chekhov. 1896
- The Devil's Disciple by George Bernard Shaw. 1897
- La Ronde by Arthur Schnitzler. 1897, not performed until 1921. (German title: Reigen)
- Arms and the Man by George Bernard Shaw. 1898
1900-1909
- Uncle Vanya by Anton Chekhov. 1900
- The Three Sisters by Anton Chekhov. 1901
- The Admirable Crichton by J. M. Barrie. 1902
- Man and Superman by George Bernard Shaw. 1902
- The Cherry Orchard by Anton Chekhov. 1904
- Die Hochstapler (The Con Men) by Erich Mühsam (1904)
1910-1919
1920-1929
- Judas by Erich Mühsam (1920)
- R.U.R. (Rossum's Universal Robots) by Karel Capek. 1921. (Czech title: Rosumovi Umeli Roboti)
- Saint Joan by George Bernard Shaw. 1923
- The Adding Machine by Elmer Rice. 1923
- Hay Fever by Noel Coward. 1925
- Six Characters in Search of an Author by Luigi Pirandello. 1925 (Italian title: Sei personaggi in cerca d'autore)
- Staatsrason (Reasons of State) by Erich Mühsam (1927)
1930-1939
- Private Lives by Noel Coward. 1930
- Alle Wetter! (All Hang!) by Erich Mühsam (1930)
- Mourning Becomes Electra by Eugene O'Neill. 1931
- Design for Living by Noel Coward. 1932
- Ah, Wilderness! by Eugene O'Neill. 1933
- Murder in the Cathedral by T. S. Eliot. 1935
- Tonight at 8:30 by Noel Coward. 1936
- Present Laughter by Noel Coward. 1936
- You Can't Take It With You by George S. Kaufman and Moss Hart. 1936
- Our Town by Thornton Wilder. 1938
- Abe Lincoln in Illinois by Robert E. Sherwood. 1938
- Mother Courage and Her Children by Bertolt Brecht. 1939 (German title: Mutter Courage und ihre Kinder)
1940-1949
- The Good Person of Sezuan by Bertolt Brecht. 1940
- Blithe Spirit by Noel Coward. 1941
- The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui by Bertolt Brecht. Written 1941, not performed until 1961. (German title: Der aufhaltsame Aufstieg des Arturo Ui)
- The Skin of Our Teeth by Thornton Wilder. 1943
- No Exit by Jean-Paul Sartre. 1944 (French title: Huis-clos)
- The Glass Menagerie by Tennessee Williams. 1944
- The Caucasian Chalk Circle by Bertolt Brecht. 1945. (German title: Der kaukasische Kreidekreis)
- All My Sons by Arthur Miller. 1947
- A Streetcar Named Desire, by Tennessee Williams. 1947
- Summer and Smoke by Tennessee Williams. 1948
- Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller. 1949
1950-1959
- The Bald Soprano by Eugène Ionesco. 1950. (French title: La cantatrice chauve)
- Come Back, Little Sheba, by William Inge. 1950
- Romulus der Große by Friedrich Dürrenmatt. 1950 (Title in English: Romulus the Great)
- The Rose Tattoo by Tennessee Williams. 1951
- Waiting for Godot, by Samuel Beckett. 1952 (French title: En attendant Godot)
- The Mousetrap by Agatha Christie. 1952
- The Crucible by Arthur Miller. 1953
- Camino Real by Tennessee Williams. 1953
- The Matchmaker by Thornton Wilder. 1954
- A View from the Bridge by Arthur Miller. 1955
- Cat on a Hot Tin Roof by Tennessee Williams. 1955
- Act Without Words I by Samuel Beckett. 1956
- Long Day's Journey Into Night by Eugene O'Neill. 1956
- Look Back in Anger by John Osborne. 1956
- The Visit by Friedrich Dürrenmatt. 1956. (German title: Der Besuch der alten Dame)
- Endgame, by Samuel Beckett. 1957 (French title: Fin du partie)
- Orpheus Descending by Tennessee Williams. 1957
- Krapp's Last Tape by Samuel Beckett. 1958
- Suddenly, Last Summer by Tennessee Williams. 1958
- A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry. 1959
- Rhinoceros by Eugène Ionesco. 1959
- Sweet Bird of Youth by Tennessee Williams. 1959
1960-1969
- A Dance of the Forests by Wole Soyinka. 1960
- Happy Days by Samuel Beckett. 1960
- A Man for All Seasons by Robert Bolt. 1961
- The Night of the Iguana by Tennessee Williams. 1961
- Die Physiker by Friedrich Dürrenmatt. 1962. (Title in English: The Physicists)
- Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, by Edward Albee. 1962
- Entertaining Mr Sloane by Joe Orton. 1964
- Black Comedy by Peter Shaffer. 1965
- The Odd Couple, by Neil Simon. 1965
- A Delicate Balance by Edward Albee. 1966
- Loot by Joe Orton. 1966
- Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead by Tom Stoppard. 1966
1970-1979
- Accidental Death of an Anarchist by Dario Fo. 1970
- Sleuth by Anthony Shaffer. 1970
- The Prisoner of Second Avenue by Neil Simon. 1971
- Equus by Peter Shaffer. 1973
- Travesties by Tom Stoppard. 1975
- Amadeus by Peter Shaffer. 1979
1980-1989
- Translations by Brian Friel. 1980
- Beyond Therapy by Christopher Durang. 1982
- Noises Off by Michael Frayn. 1982
- Top Girls by Caryl Churchill. 1982
- Night, Mother by Marsha Norman. 1983
- Glengarry Glen Ross by David Mamet. 1984
- Hurlyburly by David Rabe . 1984
- A Lie of the Mind by Sam Shepard. 1986
- The Piano Lesson by August Wilson. 1986
1990-1999
- Dancing at Lughnasa by Brian Friel. 1990
- Oleanna by David Mamet. 1992
- Angels in America: A Gay Fantasia on National Themes by Tony Kushner. 1993
- Arcadia by Tom Stoppard. 1993
- Blasted by Sarah Kane. 1995
- The Vagina Monologues by Eve Ensler. 1996
- Closer by Patrick Marber. 1997
- How I Learned To Drive by Paula Vogel. 1997
- The Blue Room by David Hare. 1998
- 4:48 Psychosis by Sarah Kane. 1999
2000-2009
- The Goat, or Who is Sylvia? by Edward Albee. 2000
- Proof by David Auburn. 2000
- A Number by Caryl Churchill. 2002
- Dirty Story by John Patrick Shanley. 2003
- Doubt by John Patrick Shanley. 2004
- Stuff Happens, by David Hare. 2004
See also
- List of playwrights, List of musicals
- List of movies, List of novels
Categories: Plays | Lists
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