Best British and Irish Plays

1.
Macbeth
Macbeth 3.89 avg rating — 992,212 ratings
2.
Hamlet, Prince of Denmark
Hamlet, Prince of Denmark 4.03 avg rating — 1,020,249 ratings
3.
Romeo and Juliet
Romeo and Juliet 3.74 avg rating — 2,767,950 ratings
4.
The Importance of Being Earnest
The Importance of Being Earnest 4.17 avg rating — 397,735 ratings
5.
Pygmalion
Pygmalion 3.89 avg rating — 108,311 ratings
6.
A Midsummer Night’s Dream
A Midsummer Night’s Dream 3.94 avg rating — 568,105 ratings
7.
Othello
Othello 3.89 avg rating — 428,075 ratings
8.
King Lear
King Lear 3.91 avg rating — 232,712 ratings
9.
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead 4.04 avg rating — 92,119 ratings
10.
The Tempest
The Tempest 3.78 avg rating — 222,571 ratings
11.
Much Ado About Nothing
Much Ado About Nothing 4.06 avg rating — 254,910 ratings
12.
The Taming of the Shrew
The Taming of the Shrew 3.74 avg rating — 178,329 ratings
13.
Twelfth Night
Twelfth Night 3.96 avg rating — 191,706 ratings
14.
Antony and Cleopatra
Antony and Cleopatra 3.71 avg rating — 42,730 ratings
15.
Amadeus
Amadeus 4.15 avg rating — 18,797 ratings
16.
Henry V
Henry V 3.85 avg rating — 52,297 ratings
17.
Saint Joan
Saint Joan 3.78 avg rating — 9,495 ratings
18.
As You Like It
As You Like It 3.81 avg rating — 87,377 ratings
19.
Julius Caesar
Julius Caesar 3.71 avg rating — 215,380 ratings
20.
A Man for All Seasons: A Play in Two Acts
A Man for All Seasons: A Play in Two Acts 3.89 avg rating — 14,708 ratings
21.
Waiting for Godot
Waiting for Godot 3.84 avg rating — 217,129 ratings
22.
The Merchant of Venice
The Merchant of Venice 3.78 avg rating — 199,216 ratings
23.
An Ideal Husband
An Ideal Husband 4.01 avg rating — 44,045 ratings
24.
Educating Rita
Educating Rita 3.70 avg rating — 5,012 ratings
25.
Look Back in Anger
Look Back in Anger 3.53 avg rating — 12,782 ratings
26.
Private Lives: An Intimate Comedy in Three Acts
Private Lives: An Intimate Comedy in Three Acts 3.95 avg rating — 4,311 ratings
27.
Equus
Equus 3.92 avg rating — 22,448 ratings
28.
The Comedy of Errors
The Comedy of Errors 3.72 avg rating — 33,674 ratings
29.
The Birthday Party
The Birthday Party 3.71 avg rating — 12,851 ratings
30.
An Inspector Calls
An Inspector Calls 3.82 avg rating — 44,074 ratings
31.
Dr. Faustus
Dr. Faustus 3.80 avg rating — 71,011 ratings
32.
The History Boys
The History Boys 3.95 avg rating — 11,391 ratings
33.
Richard III
Richard III 3.91 avg rating — 57,238 ratings
34.
The Mousetrap and Selected Plays
The Mousetrap and Selected Plays 3.95 avg rating — 385 ratings
35.
Mrs. Warren's Profession
Mrs. Warren's Profession 3.67 avg rating — 6,669 ratings
36.
Betrayal
Betrayal 3.93 avg rating — 8,596 ratings
37.
Lady Windermere's Fan
Lady Windermere's Fan 3.92 avg rating — 26,623 ratings
38.
Arms and the Man
Arms and the Man 3.84 avg rating — 11,145 ratings
39.
Copenhagen
Copenhagen 3.91 avg rating — 6,814 ratings
40.
Blithe Spirit
Blithe Spirit 3.97 avg rating — 6,238 ratings
41.
The School for Scandal
The School for Scandal 3.61 avg rating — 7,921 ratings
42.
The Merry Wives of Windsor
The Merry Wives of Windsor 3.55 avg rating — 14,069 ratings
42.
Caesar and Cleopatra
Caesar and Cleopatra 3.67 avg rating — 2,235 ratings
44.
Major Barbara
Major Barbara 3.66 avg rating — 7,244 ratings
45.
The Dumb Waiter
The Dumb Waiter 3.71 avg rating — 3,863 ratings
46.
Man and Superman
Man and Superman 3.85 avg rating — 4,661 ratings
47.
Brief Encounter
Brief Encounter 4.02 avg rating — 127 ratings
48.
A Woman of No Importance
A Woman of No Importance 3.87 avg rating — 16,243 ratings
49.
King Henry IV, Part 1
King Henry IV, Part 1 3.80 avg rating — 32,538 ratings
50.
Endgame
Endgame 3.79 avg rating — 23,764 ratings
51.
Coriolanus
Coriolanus 3.72 avg rating — 19,002 ratings
52.
The Chalk Garden
The Chalk Garden 3.63 avg rating — 135 ratings
53.
Edward II
Edward II 3.66 avg rating — 7,236 ratings
53.
Separate Tables
Separate Tables 3.73 avg rating — 208 ratings
55.
The Playboy of the Western World
The Playboy of the Western World 3.54 avg rating — 5,760 ratings
55.
The Browning Version
The Browning Version 3.88 avg rating — 400 ratings
57.
Riders to the Sea
Riders to the Sea 3.59 avg rating — 2,492 ratings
58.
The Winslow Boy
The Winslow Boy 3.76 avg rating — 680 ratings
59.
Shirley Valentine
Shirley Valentine 3.81 avg rating — 515 ratings
60.
Arcadia
Arcadia 4.13 avg rating — 23,786 ratings
61.
The Beggar's Opera
The Beggar's Opera
by: John Gay
3.40 avg rating — 3,990 ratings
62.
The Loneliness of the Long-Distance Runner
The Loneliness of the Long-Distance Runner 3.78 avg rating — 7,112 ratings
63.
The Rivals
The Rivals 3.66 avg rating — 2,697 ratings
64.
Richard II
Richard II 3.78 avg rating — 27,041 ratings
65.
Travesties
Travesties 3.93 avg rating — 3,282 ratings
66.
Troilus and Cressida
Troilus and Cressida 3.41 avg rating — 12,222 ratings
67.
The Duchess of Malfi and Other Plays
The Duchess of Malfi and Other Plays 3.89 avg rating — 2,095 ratings
68.
The Way of the World
The Way of the World 3.32 avg rating — 4,327 ratings
69.
Measure for Measure
Measure for Measure 3.67 avg rating — 30,564 ratings
70.
Billy Liar - A Comedy
Billy Liar - A Comedy 3.40 avg rating — 45 ratings
70.
Spoonface Steinberg
Spoonface Steinberg
by: Lee Hall
3.92 avg rating — 98 ratings
72.
The Madness of George III
The Madness of George III 3.73 avg rating — 654 ratings
73.
Top Girls
Top Girls 3.58 avg rating — 10,423 ratings
74.
The Winter's Tale
The Winter's Tale 3.71 avg rating — 35,660 ratings
75.
She Stoops to Conquer
She Stoops to Conquer 3.65 avg rating — 12,184 ratings
76.
Hay Fever - A light comedy
Hay Fever - A light comedy 3.66 avg rating — 798 ratings
77.
Cymbeline
Cymbeline 3.60 avg rating — 11,594 ratings
78.
The Vortex
The Vortex 3.44 avg rating — 200 ratings
78.
Pericles
Pericles 3.45 avg rating — 8,799 ratings
80.
Salomé
Salomé 3.71 avg rating — 20,201 ratings
81.
All's Well That Ends Well
All's Well That Ends Well 3.60 avg rating — 19,645 ratings
81.
The Two Gentlemen of Verona
The Two Gentlemen of Verona 3.39 avg rating — 16,808 ratings
83.
The Devil's Disciple
The Devil's Disciple 3.74 avg rating — 1,576 ratings
84.
Titus Andronicus
Titus Andronicus 3.68 avg rating — 33,429 ratings
85.
Beautiful Thing
Beautiful Thing 4.12 avg rating — 393 ratings
86.
Rock 'n' Roll
Rock 'n' Roll 3.71 avg rating — 1,489 ratings
87.
Doctor Faustus and Other Plays
Doctor Faustus and Other Plays 3.95 avg rating — 2,745 ratings
88.
The School for Scandal and Other Plays
The School for Scandal and Other Plays 3.64 avg rating — 396 ratings
89.
Dancing at Lughnasa
Dancing at Lughnasa 3.72 avg rating — 4,889 ratings
90.
Steaming
Steaming
by: Nell Dunn
3.47 avg rating — 30 ratings
91.
No Man's Land
No Man's Land 3.73 avg rating — 963 ratings
92.
Cathy Come Home
Cathy Come Home 3.96 avg rating — 51 ratings
93.
'Tis Pity She's a Whore and Other Plays
'Tis Pity She's a Whore and Other Plays
by: John Ford
3.85 avg rating — 627 ratings
94.
Happy Days
Happy Days 3.84 avg rating — 7,284 ratings
94.
Love's Labour's Lost
Love's Labour's Lost 3.52 avg rating — 15,628 ratings
96.
Heartbreak House
Heartbreak House 3.74 avg rating — 2,713 ratings
97.
Strife
Strife 3.43 avg rating — 99 ratings
97.
King John
King John 3.35 avg rating — 7,765 ratings
99.
Krapp's Last Tape and Other Dramatic Pieces
Krapp's Last Tape and Other Dramatic Pieces 3.92 avg rating — 1,629 ratings
100.
Noises Off: A Play in Three Acts
Noises Off: A Play in Three Acts 4.19 avg rating — 15,394 ratings
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