What are the best must-read plays?Answer

Drama pre-dates prose by several centuries, meaning that there are thousands of plays to be read and enjoyed. What are your favourite and must-read plays?

The Way of the World and Other Plays

2006 • 5 Readers 4

Uncle Vanya

Uncle Vanya
ByAnton Chekhov,Curt Columbus(Translator)

1897 • 69 Readers • 78 pages 3.5

The Real Thing

The Real Thing
ByTom Stoppard

1982 • 9 Readers • 112 pages 4

Look Back in Anger

Look Back in Anger
ByJohn Osborne

1956 • 24 Readers • 97 pages 3.5

Hedda Gabler

Hedda Gabler
ByHenrik Ibsen

1890 • 44 Readers • 112 pages 3.9

Saint Joan

Saint Joan
ByGeorge Bernard Shaw

1923 • 19 Readers • 160 pages 4

The Women

The Women
ByClare Boothe Luce

1937 • 2 Readers • 91 pages 4

Mary Stuart
ByFriedrich Schiller

1800 • 2 Readers 5

Tartuffe: or The Impostor, or The Hypocrite

1664 • 2 Readers 5

The Crucible

The Crucible
ByArthur Miller(Contributor),Gerald Weales(Editor)

1971 • 659 Readers • 484 pages 3.6

The Importance of Being Earnest

1893 • 744 Readers • 84 pages 4.2

The Complete Works

The Complete Works
ByWilliam Shakespeare,Peter Alexander

1623 • 85 Readers • 1,408 pages 4.4