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Top Plays of the Century

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Plays that you might want to see in the theater one day

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The Crucible - Arthur Miller Report Abuse
This is a play based on the actual events of 1692, which led to the Salem Witch Trials. Today, this play is studied in many high school classrooms and is considered a classic.
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The Homecoming - Harold Pinter Report Abuse
The original Broadway production of this play won the 1967 Tony Award for Best Play. Its 40th-anniversary Broadway production was nominated for a 2008 Tony Award for "Best Revival of a Play".
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Waiting for Godot - Samuel Beckett Report Abuse
This play was voted "the most significant English language play of the 20th century". It has also been tagged as a play in which there are several interpretations.
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Death of a Salesman - Arthur Miller Report Abuse
The play won the 1949 Pulitzer Prize for Drama, along with the Tony Award for Best Play, Best Supporting or Featured Actor, Best Scenic Design, Producer (Dramatic), Author, and Best Director.
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A Streetcar Named Desire - Tennessee Williams Report Abuse
This play received the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 1947. In 1951 a film adaptation was made of the play, which one several awards.
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Translations - Brian Friel Report Abuse
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Cat on a Hot Tin Roof - Tennessee Williams Report Abuse
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Our Country's Good - Timberlake Wertenbaker Report Abuse
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View from the Bridge - Arthur Miller Report Abuse
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What the Butler Saw - Joe Orton Report Abuse
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Endgame - Samuel Beckett Report Abuse
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The Iceman Cometh - Eugene O'Neill Report Abuse
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The Browning Version - Terence Rattigan Report Abuse
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The Entertainer - John Osbourne Report Abuse
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The Norman Conquests - Alan Ayckbourn Report Abuse
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The Birthday Party - Harold Pinter Report Abuse
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Juno and the Paycock - Sean O'Casey Report Abuse
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Saved - Edward Bond Report Abuse
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Private Lives - Noël Coward Report Abuse
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Racing Demon - David Hare Report Abuse
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