Private Lives
Look Inside the Book Sophisticated, scandalous, and as sparkling as ever—Private Lives remains Noël Coward’s most entertaining comedy of manners. When divorced […]
Genre: Drama/Theater
Tales from Shakespeare
Look Inside the Book Tales from Shakespeare has enchanted generations of readers with its graceful retellings of Shakespeare’s most beloved plays. First […]
Lysistrata
Look Inside the Book Aristophanes’ Lysistrata is a battle plan staged in bedrooms rather than on blood-soaked fields. To end the Peloponnesian […]
Man and Superman
Previous slide Next slide As suggested by the reference to Nietzsche’s “Übermensch” in the title of the play, George Bernard Shaw intended […]
Pygmalion
Previous slide Next slide A chance meeting between Henry Higgins, a professor of phonetics, and Cockney flower seller Eliza Doolittle leads to […]
Lady Windermere’s Fan
Previous Next Oscar Wilde’s first major success on the stage, Lady Windermere’s Fan premiered in London in 1892 to sold-out fashionable crowds. […]
An Ideal Husband
Previous slide Next slide Oscar Wilde’s social comedy, An Ideal Husband, has charmed and challenged audiences since its glamorous London opening in […]
The Importance of Being Earnest
Previous Next Often considered the wittiest play in the English language, The Importance of Being Earnest has thrilled audiences for nearly one […]