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Dramatic Plays

Guides for dramatic plays including detailed plot summaries, character breakdowns, video examples, scenes and monologues.

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An Inspector Calls

An Inspector Calls is set in April 1912, at the home of the well-to-do Birling family. Arthur...

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King John

King John holds the throne of England illegitimately, having stolen it from the rightful heir, his...

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Lady Windermere's Fan

Lady Windermere’s Fan is one of Oscar Wilde’s most witty and uncompromisingly satirical plays. It...

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Leopoldstadt

Leopoldstadt follows the huge, extended Merz family who reside in Vienna, Austria. They have been...

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A Lie of the Mind

Beth has been violently beaten - to the point of brain damage - by her overly jealous husband,...

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Life of Galileo

Life of Galileo is regarded as one of German playwright Bertolt Brecht’s greatest masterpieces. The ...

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A Light in the Dark

In an empty blackbox theatre, a ghost light dimly lights the central playing space. Outside, a...

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Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom

Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom takes place in a Chicago recording studio where Ma Rainey’s band members,...

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Machinal

Sophie Treadwell, the playwright behind the revolutionary expressionist play Machinal, reminds us...

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A Man for all Seasons

Playwright Robert Bolt had a long-standing fascination with the story of Sir Thomas More, an...

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The Maternal Instinct

Everything seems to be going well for Sarah and Lilian, until Sarah decides she wants a baby....

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Orlando

Orlando, a beautiful charismatic nobleman, has enjoyed a lifetime of adventures: he becomes the...

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