Drama Books Martin Banham Martin Banham has been involved in theatre in Nigeria where he co-founded the Ibadan School of Drama. He has extensive knowledge of theatre as it is performed on stage.Martin Banham BooksTop Anton Chekhov Anton Chekhov was born on January 29, 1860 and died on July 15, 1904. Chekov was a Russian author of plays and short stories. Many of these short stories can be found in Plays and StoriesAnton Chekhov BooksTop The Coen Brothers The Coen Brothers are American film directors, producers, screenwriters, and editors. They are Joel and Ethan Coen. The pair have produced many very successful films such as Fargo (1996), The Big Lebowski (1998) and No Country for Old Men (2007), to mention a few. The Hudsucker Proxy is one of their less-successful efforts, but interesting nonetheless.The Coen Brothers BooksTop Gill Foreman A Practical Guide to Working in Theatre by Gill Foreman Gill Foreman was the Acting Head of the Young People's Programme at the Royal Shakespeare Co. and former Director of Education at the Bristol Old Vic. Gill Foreman BooksTop Brian Friel Philadelphia Here I Come by Brian Friel Brian Friel was born in Knockmoyle, Omagh, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland on January 9, 1929. He died on October 2, 2015 in Greencastle, County Donegal, Ireland. Friel was a dramatist and a short story writer. He has been compared with Samuel Becker, Harold Pinter, Arthur Miller and Tennessee Williams for the quality of his craft. Philadelphia Here I Come is set in the fictional town of Ballybeg, as a number of his other plays are set. In these plays Friel offers us the vantage point to see a town developing from a small rural setting to a modern developed small city.Brian Friel BooksTop Henrik Ibsen Peer Gynt by Henrik Ibsen This is Ibsen's last play in verse and is based on Norwegian folkloreHenrik Ibsen BooksTop Ben Jonson Three Comedies by Ben Jonson Ben Jonson was an English playwright and poet. He is regarded as second only to William Shakespeare in greatness for his Bartholomew Fair comedies. Indeed, there are those who suspect that it is Ben Johnson who scribed the plays and not Shakespeare. Ben Jonson was born on June 11, 1572 and died on August 16, 1637. Three Comedies contains his best-known comedies, Volpone, The Alchemist and Bartholomew Fair.Ben Jonson BooksTop Neil Jordan Michael Collins by Neil Jordan Neil Jordan was born in Rosses Point, Sligo, Ireland on February 25, 1950. Jordan is a film director, screenwriter, novelist among other things. He is known mostly for The Crying Game and Michael Collins.Neil Jordan BooksTop Paul Laverty Carla's Song by Paul Laverty CARLA`S SONG tells the story of the relationship between George, a feckless Scottish bus driver, and Carla, a refugee from Nicaragua, adrift in Glasgow.Paul Laverty BooksTop Eduardo Machado Floating Island Plays by Eduardo MachadoEduardo Machado BooksTop John Masefield Tragedy of Pompey the Great by John MasefieldJohn Masefield BooksTop Sean McCann Story of the Abbey Theatre by Sean McCannSean McCann BooksTop Conor McPherson Shining City by Conor McPhersonConor McPherson BooksTop Martin Meisel Shaw and the Nineteenth Century Theatre by Martin MeiselMartin Meisel BooksTop Arthur Miller Crucible by Arthur MillerArthur Miller BooksTop Wendy Nelson Cave Who's Who in Shakespeare? by Wendy Nelson CaveWendy Nelson Cave BooksTop Phyllis Ryan The Company I Kept by Phyllis RyanPhyllis Ryan BooksTop Diane Samuels Kindertransport by Diane SamuelsDiane Samuels BooksTop Jean Paul Sartre Altona and Other Plays by Jean Paul SartreJean Paul Sartre BooksTop Nina Shengold The Actor's Book of Contemporary Stage Monologues by Nina ShengoldNina Shengold BooksTop George Shiels Professor Tim by George ShielsGeorge Shiels BooksTop August Strindberg Three Plays by August StrindbergAugust Strindberg BooksTop Kathleen Tynan Life of Kenneth Tynan by Kathleen TynanKathleen Tynan BooksTop Kenneth Tynan A View of the English Stage by Kenneth TynanKenneth Tynan BooksTop Tennessee Williams A Streetcar Named Desire and Other Plays by Tennessee WilliamsTennessee Williams BooksTop