Why this topic, why these plays
The plays gathered under "London (England)" share a recurring thematic preoccupation that, across 8 different scripts in our archive, has produced a remarkable variety of theatrical solutions. Reading them in proximity to one another is one of the more useful comparative exercises a student of dramatic writing can do, because the contrasts in tone, structure, and resolution show how much choice a playwright really has, even when the underlying subject is the same. The list below collects the works in our library that catalogue indexers identified with this subject; in some cases the connection is overt and in others oblique, but in every case the thematic affinity is real and worth pursuing.
All plays on this topic (8)
- The Alchemist — by Ben Jonson
- Every Man in His Humor — by Ben Jonson
- The Dark Lady of the Sonnets — by Bernard Shaw
- The Inca of Perusalem: An Almost Historical Comedietta — by Bernard Shaw
- How He Lied to Her Husband — by Bernard Shaw
- Pygmalion — by Bernard Shaw
- A kiss for Cinderella: A comedy — by J. M. (James Matthew) Barrie
- An Ideal Husband — by Oscar Wilde