Influential Playwrights
Churchill, Caryl
Born 1938
Caryl Churchill can be considered as close to a direct ideological descendant of Brecht as you could find in contemporary British theatre. Her political work ranges from issues of...
Ibsen, Henrik
Born1828
Died 1906
Henrik Ibsen is one of the Europe's leading dramatists. He was part of the artistic renaissance that took place in Norway around the end of the 19th Century. He grew up in...
Kushner, Tony
Born 1956
Tony Kushner was born in Manhattan and is greatly known for his celebrated and 'highly controversial for its time' play, Angels in America. This play won many theatrical awards...
Pinter, Harold
Born 1930
Died 2008
Harold Pinter is without a doubt one of the most influential playwrights of British drama. Significant moments in his life are outlined in all his works and his plays...
Shakespeare, William
Born 1564
William Shakespeare is THE iconic playwright of British history and was also an actor and poet. He acted with the Lord Chamberlain’s men who frequently performed before...
Wesker, Arnold
Born 1932
Arnold Wesker is a British Playwright whose works bear some Naturalistic principles and is best known for his contribution to Britain's 'Kitchen Sink' dramas. Some of his works,...
Williams, Tennessee
Born 1911
Died 1983
Tennessee Williams was born in Mississippi, America. He soon moved to St Louis and started college during the Depression, but after only two years he left college for a...