Why this topic, why these plays
The plays gathered under "World War, 1914-1918" share a recurring thematic preoccupation that, across 10 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 (10)
- O'Flaherty V.C.: A Recruiting Pamphlet — by Bernard Shaw
- Annajanska, the Bolshevik Empress — by Bernard Shaw
- Augustus Does His Bit: A True-to-Life Farce — by Bernard Shaw
- Heartbreak House — by Bernard Shaw
- Echoes of the War — by J. M. (James Matthew) Barrie
- Der Tag"; or, The Tragic Man — by J. M. (James Matthew) Barrie
- A kiss for Cinderella: A comedy — by J. M. (James Matthew) Barrie
- The old lady shows her medals — by J. M. (James Matthew) Barrie
- The Burgomaster of Stilemonde: A Play in Three Acts — by Maurice Maeterlinck
- Dr. Jonathan — by Winston Churchill