Plays

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 …

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…

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…

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…

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 …

One-Act Play Collection 014

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Various


Here, in our 14th collection, are 10 One Act Plays for your enjoyment. They range from the farm to the courtroom to the palace throne room; …

Trelawny of the Wells

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Arthur Wing Pinero


A theater, various actors and actresses, their admirers, financial backers, etc. The star Rose Trelawny wants to leave the stage for love, b…

The Times

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Arthur Wing Pinero


Percy Egerton-Bompas, M.P., and Mrs Bompas have secrets in their family. Which promise grave difficulties as they try to marry off their dau…

One-Act Play Collection 018

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Various


Here, in our 18th collection, are 10 One Act Plays for your enjoyment. They range from a 1663 Moliere to a 1922 Percival Wilde, from "a…

Shakespeare Monologues Collection vol. 11 (Multilingual)

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William Shakespeare


This is the eleventh collection of monologues from Shakespeare's various plays. Various characters will speak on various topics, some of the…

Galahad Jones

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Arthur Adams


Dramatised by Australian playwright Arthur Adams from his book of the same name, this is labeled "A Comedy with a Tragic Tang". Th…

Cleone. A Tragedy

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Robert Dodsley


This is a play in 5 acts. From the playwright's preface: "An imperfect hint towards the Fable of the following Tragedy was taken from t…

A Will and No Will or a Bone for the Lawyers

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Charles Macklin


This "Afterpiece" - a short play to follow a main production - was first produced in 1746. It was based on Regnard's five-act com…

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