European Playwrights
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A Potted Biography of Henrik Ibsen
By: David Chadderton
The life of Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen and some of the controversies that his plays provoked when they were first performed. more...
A Potted Biography of Bertolt Brecht
By: David Chadderton
One of the most influential theatre artists in twentieth century European theatre lived and worked at the heart of last century's biggest theatrical and political changes more...
Cassandra's Prophetic Monologue
By: Amy Freeman
Cassandra, daughter of the king of Troy, is cursed with the gift of prophecy that no one listens to. Her speech before her death serves as the play's messenger speech. more...
Yasmina Reza - Tony Award for Best Play
By: JD Eames
Yasmina Reza received her 2nd Tony Award in 2009 for Best Play with God of Carnage. more...
By: Amy Freeman
Brief biography of the playwright Georg Büchner and discussion of the play Woyzeck, which was unfinished at the time of his death. more...
By: Samantha Markham
Anouilh's adaptation of Antigone is a gripping examination of a state under new leadership, which was written during the German occupation of France. more...
Voltaire's Candide defines the roles of faith and suffering through experience and thought, while rejecting the threat of conformity that looms all around him. more...
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