Playwrights
(a selection). See also Theatre
See also:
Writers
. Literature, by Country
Directories, portals for playwrights
Playwrights, dramatists name indexes
British
playwrights and plays.
Theatre History
British
playwrights link page.
British Theatre Guide
Contemporary
playwrights web index.
The Open Directory Project
French
playwrights web index.
Wikipedia
18th
Century playwrights web index.
The Open Directory Project.
19th
Century playwrights web index.
The Open Directory Project.
Playwrights of Ancient Greece to playwrights of the 20th Century.
The Open Directory Project
Playwights
on the Web.
Name index, noticeboard, E-zine, Playwrights' Forum.
Wikipedia
entries on playwrights.
The
Playwrights' Center
The Playwrights’ Center is America’s premier
incubator of new work for the
stage,
and the nation's most powerful resource for playwrights.
The
Playwrights' Center of San Francisco
The
Playwrights Foundation of America
Suite
101 Playwrights
A page is dedicated to helping the world's playwrights,
from beginning amateur to seasoned veteran,learn how to more effectively
write, edit, rewrite, market, and produce their plays.
Young
Playwrights Org
For those 18 years old or younger interested in playwriting.
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Famous Playwrights
A
Ayckbourn, Allan
Ayckbourn, Allan. Alan Ayckbourn. Wikipedia entry.
Artaud, Antonin
Antonin
Artaud Wikipedia entry.
To Have Done with the Judgement of God (the renowned radio-play scenario)
Works by Antonin Artaud (public domain in Canada)
Beckett, Samuel
Beckett,
Samuel. Samuel Beckett Endpage. A Beckett website.
The Beckett International Foundation
A Piece of Monologue: Index page dedicated to Beckett's life and work
Samuel Beckett. Lacan. Slavoj Zizek
Samuel Beckett, Wikipedia entry.
Rough for Radio I (Audio)
Rough for Radio II (Audio)
Cascando (Audio)
Embers (Audio)
Castrophe (text)
Act Without Words I
Act Without Words I
Not I
Bennett, AlanBennett, Alan. Alan Bennett. Wikipedia entry.
Alan Bennett. BFI Screenonline
Alan Bennett. The Guardian, news and comment.
Alan Bennett. British Council Literature
Alan Bennett. The Museum of Broadcast Communications
The truth behind the History Boys. The Telegraph
Berkoff, Steven
Berkoff, Stephen. Stephen
Berkoff short biography.
Brecht, Bertold
Brecht,
Bertolt. Bertolt Brecht. The International Brecht Society Homepage
Bertolt Brecht. Wikipedia entry.
Brecht's works in English: A bibliography.
The Brecht Yearbook
C
Chekov, Anton P
Chekov,
Anton P. Anton Chekov web sites. Theatre Database.
Chekov
biography. Theatre History.
Chekhov plays online. Ebooks
The Cherry Orchard (in the original Russian)
Project Gutenberg eTexts, English translations of several Checkov plays, including Cherry Orchard.
The Cherry Orchard. A English version of the play.
Anton Chekhov, Wiikipedia entry.
Churchill, Caryl
Churchill, Caryl. Caryl Churchill
Caryl Churchill. Wikipedia entry.
Cocteau, JeanCocteau, Jean. Jean Cocteau biography, bibliography, a filmography, movie stills and selected quotations.
Jean Cocteau. A look at the director's Orphic Trilogy and brief profile.
Jean Cocteau, Wikipedia entry.
Coward, Sir Noel
Coward,
Sir Noel. A Noel Coward Tribute Page. Noel Coward biography, Noel
Coward quotes, performances, bibliography, photos.
D
Dürrenmatt,
Friedrich
Dürrenmatt,
Friedrich. Friedrich Dürrenmatt
F
Frayn, Michael
Frayn,
Michael. Micahel Frayn. Copenhagen.Articles and photographs.
G
Genet, Jean
Genet, Jean. Jean Genet Wikipedia entry.
Jean Genet. Biography from Books and Writers.
Jean Genet. Patrice Bougon: academic research, symposium. Société des Amis et Lecteurs de Genet
Hare, David
Hare, David. David Hare, a biography.
David Hare, Wikipedia entry.
Ibsen, Henrick
Ibsen,
Henrik. Henrik Ibsen web page. Ibsen plays, links, stage history.
The Ibsen Society of America Official Website
Ibsen Studies, an international academic journal devoted to Ibsen.
Online course by Ibsen scholar Brian Johnston author of The Ibsen Cycle and To the Third Empire: Ibsen's Early Drama
Ibsen. Extensive resource from the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Ibsen. Works by or about Henrik Ibsen at Internet Archive. Scanned books, original editions, illustrated.
Henrik Ibsen. Online works at at Project Gutenberg.
Ionesco, Eugene
Ionesco, Eugene. Eugene Ionesco. Biography plus links to all of his works currently in print.
Eugene Ionesco at infoplease.com
M
Middleton, Thomas
Middleton, Thomas. Thomas Middleton. Works, life, essays, books.
Thomas Middleton. The plays of Thomas Middleton.
Thomas Middleton. Wikipedia entry.
Moliere, Jean-Baptiste PoquelinMolière. Works by Moliere at Project Gutenberg
Molière's works online. Tout Moliere.net
Molière. Site Moliere
Moliere biography, bibliography, analysis, plot overview.
Moliere's Verses Plays
P
Pinter, Harold
Pinter,
Harold. The Harold Pinter Webpage
Harold
Pinter. An introduction and bibliography.
Pirandello, Luigi
Luigi Pirandello. Biography by the Nobel Foundation.
Pirandello. ClassicNotes: Henry IV
Pirandello. ClassicNotes: Six Characters in Search of an Author
R
Rattigan, TerenceTerence Rattigan. Wikipedia entry.
Terence Rattigan, a dedicated website.
Terence Rattigan - IMDb
The fall and rise of Terence Rattigan. The Telegraph
Terence Rattigan. The Guardian
Shaffer, Peter
Shaffer, Peter. Peter Shaffer, Wikipedia entry.
Shakespeare, William
See also:
Shakespeare
Shakespeare,
William. William Shakespeare Oxford Society homepage. Information, life,
resources, articles.
Mr.
Shakespeare and the Internet
Shepherd, Sam
Shepherd, Sam. Sam Shepherd, Wikipedia entry.
Sam Shepard Web Site
Stoppard, Tom
Stoppard,
Tom. Tom Stoppard, biography and background.
Tom Stoppard, Wikipedia entry.
Tom Stoppard. Guardian interview.
W
Wesker, Sir Arnold
Wesker, Sir Arnold. Sir Arnold Wesker
Williams, Tennesse
Tennessee Williams, Wikipedia entry.
Tennessee Williams at the Internet Broadway Database
Tennessee Williams at the Internet Off-Broadway Database
Dramatists Play Service, Inc.
Monologues by Tennessee Williams at Monologue Search
A Streetcar Named Desire: Study Guide
Tennessee Williams/New Orleans Literary Festival
Tennessee Williams biography.
Interpreting Tennessee Williams - Working in the Theatre Seminar video at American Theatre Wing.org, April 2005
American Experience on PBS.
Tennessee Williams Annual Review
Tennessee Williams Collection. University of Mississippi.
Tennessee Williams' papers collection. The Harry Ransom Center
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