Michael Billington's 101 Greatest Plays

1.
Oedipus Rex (The Theban Plays, #1)
Oedipus Rex (The Theban Plays, #1)
by: Sophocles
3.72 avg rating — 232,007 ratings
2.
Hamlet
Hamlet 4.03 avg rating — 1,020,133 ratings
3.
The Misanthrope
The Misanthrope
by: Molière
3.76 avg rating — 24,905 ratings
4.
The Wild Duck
The Wild Duck 3.80 avg rating — 10,894 ratings
5.
Brand
Brand 3.73 avg rating — 1,065 ratings
6.
A Doll's House
A Doll's House 3.77 avg rating — 159,022 ratings
7.
The Importance of Being Earnest
The Importance of Being Earnest 4.17 avg rating — 397,693 ratings
8.
Uncle Vanya
Uncle Vanya 3.86 avg rating — 30,095 ratings
9.
Juno And the Paycock
Juno And the Paycock 3.61 avg rating — 1,565 ratings
10.
Pygmalion
Pygmalion 3.89 avg rating — 108,298 ratings
11.
Long Day’s Journey into Night
Long Day’s Journey into Night 4.06 avg rating — 42,393 ratings
11.
The Deep Blue Sea (Nick Hern Books)
The Deep Blue Sea (Nick Hern Books) 4.10 avg rating — 611 ratings
13.
The Visit: A Tragi-Comedy
The Visit: A Tragi-Comedy 3.67 avg rating — 35,994 ratings
14.
La casa de Bernarda Alba
La casa de Bernarda Alba 3.88 avg rating — 46,421 ratings
15.
Galileo
Galileo 3.66 avg rating — 18,227 ratings
16.
Mr. Puntila and His Man Matti
Mr. Puntila and His Man Matti 3.49 avg rating — 491 ratings
17.
A Streetcar Named Desire
A Streetcar Named Desire 3.98 avg rating — 328,878 ratings
18.
The Crucible
The Crucible 3.61 avg rating — 452,156 ratings
19.
The Persians
The Persians
by: Aeschylus
3.60 avg rating — 4,683 ratings
20.
Biedermann und die Brandstifter
Biedermann und die Brandstifter 3.65 avg rating — 6,835 ratings
20.
Copenhagen
Copenhagen 3.91 avg rating — 6,814 ratings
22.
Helen
Helen
by: Euripides
3.82 avg rating — 2,757 ratings
23.
Assemblywomen
Assemblywomen 3.66 avg rating — 1,983 ratings
23.
A Raisin in the Sun
A Raisin in the Sun 3.85 avg rating — 107,562 ratings
25.
Menaechmi: The Menaechmus Brothers
Menaechmi: The Menaechmus Brothers
by: Plautus
3.36 avg rating — 1,505 ratings
26.
Plays 1: The Nativity / The Passion / Doomsday
Plays 1: The Nativity / The Passion / Doomsday 3.69 avg rating — 13 ratings
27.
Edward II
Edward II 3.66 avg rating — 7,236 ratings
28.
Love's Labour's Lost
Love's Labour's Lost 3.52 avg rating — 15,624 ratings
29.
Henry IV, Parts I & II
Henry IV, Parts I & II 3.81 avg rating — 857 ratings
30.
Twelfth Night
Twelfth Night 3.96 avg rating — 191,693 ratings
31.
The Malcontent
The Malcontent 3.50 avg rating — 306 ratings
32.
A Mad World, My Masters
A Mad World, My Masters 3.36 avg rating — 114 ratings
32.
The Real Thing
The Real Thing 3.91 avg rating — 4,894 ratings
34.
Macbeth
Macbeth 3.89 avg rating — 992,084 ratings
35.
Coriolanus
Coriolanus 3.72 avg rating — 18,999 ratings
36.
The Alchemist
The Alchemist 3.55 avg rating — 3,834 ratings
37.
The White Devil
The White Devil 3.60 avg rating — 2,215 ratings
38.
Fuenteovejuna
Fuenteovejuna 3.54 avg rating — 11,406 ratings
39.
Punishment without Revenge
Punishment without Revenge 3.70 avg rating — 659 ratings
40.
Life Is a Dream
Life Is a Dream 3.93 avg rating — 26,843 ratings
41.
L'Illusion Comique
L'Illusion Comique 3.45 avg rating — 1,986 ratings
41.
The History Boys
The History Boys 3.95 avg rating — 11,389 ratings
43.
Tartuffe
Tartuffe
by: Molière
3.66 avg rating — 42,284 ratings
44.
Andromaque
Andromaque 3.70 avg rating — 9,758 ratings
45.
The Rover
The Rover 3.31 avg rating — 4,799 ratings
46.
Venice Preserved
Venice Preserved 3.13 avg rating — 167 ratings
47.
Love for Love
Love for Love 3.19 avg rating — 157 ratings
48.
The Recruiting Officer (Regents Restoration Drama Series)
The Recruiting Officer (Regents Restoration Drama Series) 3.26 avg rating — 246 ratings
49.
Le jeu de l'amour et du hasard
Le jeu de l'amour et du hasard 3.64 avg rating — 7,105 ratings
50.
The Servant of Two Masters (Plays for Performance Series)
The Servant of Two Masters (Plays for Performance Series) 3.83 avg rating — 2,839 ratings
51.
The Holiday Trilogy: Three Comedies
The Holiday Trilogy: Three Comedies 3.69 avg rating — 292 ratings
52.
She Stoops to Conquer
She Stoops to Conquer 3.65 avg rating — 12,183 ratings
53.
The School for Scandal
The School for Scandal 3.61 avg rating — 7,920 ratings
54.
Le Mariage de Figaro
Le Mariage de Figaro 3.51 avg rating — 4,775 ratings
55.
Nathan der Weise
Nathan der Weise 3.31 avg rating — 18,844 ratings
56.
Don Karlos: Infant von Spanien
Don Karlos: Infant von Spanien 3.51 avg rating — 2,129 ratings
57.
Maria Stuart
Maria Stuart 3.46 avg rating — 10,097 ratings
58.
Der zerbrochne Krug
Der zerbrochne Krug 3.16 avg rating — 5,156 ratings
59.
The Prince of Homburg
The Prince of Homburg 3.16 avg rating — 1,134 ratings
60.
The Inspector General
The Inspector General 3.96 avg rating — 18,659 ratings
61.
Woyzeck
Woyzeck 2.96 avg rating — 25,269 ratings
62.
An Italian Straw Hat
An Italian Straw Hat 3.50 avg rating — 193 ratings
63.
The Forest
The Forest 3.67 avg rating — 169 ratings
64.
The Power Of Darkness
The Power Of Darkness 3.65 avg rating — 390 ratings
65.
The Father
The Father 3.62 avg rating — 2,666 ratings
66.
Spring's Awakening
Spring's Awakening 3.82 avg rating — 14,078 ratings
67.
Le Dindon
Le Dindon 3.45 avg rating — 171 ratings
68.
The Cherry Orchard
The Cherry Orchard 3.69 avg rating — 44,046 ratings
69.
Summerfolk
Summerfolk 3.39 avg rating — 131 ratings
70.
Peter Pan
Peter Pan 4.03 avg rating — 366,951 ratings
71.
Waste
Waste 3.13 avg rating — 30 ratings
72.
Professor Bernhardi
Professor Bernhardi 3.84 avg rating — 207 ratings
73.
The Daughter-in-law
The Daughter-in-law 3.19 avg rating — 64 ratings
74.
Heartbreak House
Heartbreak House 3.74 avg rating — 2,712 ratings
75.
Exiles
Exiles 3.49 avg rating — 2,189 ratings
76.
The Verge: A Play In Three Acts
The Verge: A Play In Three Acts 3.50 avg rating — 146 ratings
77.
Henry IV
Henry IV 3.80 avg rating — 1,823 ratings
78.
The Front Page: A Play in Three Acts
The Front Page: A Play in Three Acts
by: Ben Hecht
3.66 avg rating — 223 ratings
79.
Machinal
Machinal 3.83 avg rating — 2,692 ratings
80.
Geschichten aus dem Wiener Wald
Geschichten aus dem Wiener Wald 3.35 avg rating — 1,466 ratings
81.
The Suicide
The Suicide 4.06 avg rating — 281 ratings
82.
Design for Living
Design for Living 3.71 avg rating — 409 ratings
83.
Men Should Weep
Men Should Weep 3.24 avg rating — 334 ratings
84.
The Chairs
The Chairs 3.86 avg rating — 3,454 ratings
85.
Summer of the Seventeenth Doll
Summer of the Seventeenth Doll 3.32 avg rating — 1,106 ratings
86.
All That Fall
All That Fall 3.51 avg rating — 970 ratings
87.
The Entertainer
The Entertainer 3.32 avg rating — 304 ratings
88.
Serjeant Musgrave's Dance
Serjeant Musgrave's Dance 3.35 avg rating — 130 ratings
89.
Chips with Everything / The Friends / The Old Ones / Love Letters on Blue Paper
Chips with Everything / The Friends / The Old Ones / Love Letters on Blue Paper 3.68 avg rating — 19 ratings
90.
The Homecoming
The Homecoming 3.69 avg rating — 10,091 ratings
91.
Black Comedy
Black Comedy 3.91 avg rating — 477 ratings
92.
Absurd Person Singular - A Play
Absurd Person Singular - A Play 3.63 avg rating — 299 ratings
93.
Bingo: Scenes Of Money And Death
Bingo: Scenes Of Money And Death 3.52 avg rating — 100 ratings
94.
Death and the King's Horseman
Death and the King's Horseman 3.79 avg rating — 5,157 ratings
95.
Top Girls
Top Girls 3.58 avg rating — 10,422 ratings
96.
Dancing at Lughnasa
Dancing at Lughnasa 3.72 avg rating — 4,889 ratings
97.
Racing Demon
Racing Demon 3.73 avg rating — 168 ratings
98.
The Weir
The Weir 3.80 avg rating — 1,161 ratings
99.
The Goat, or Who is Sylvia?
The Goat, or Who is Sylvia? 3.92 avg rating — 7,327 ratings
100.
Jerusalem
Jerusalem 4.05 avg rating — 2,460 ratings