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40 Best Theatre Plays of All Time - The Independent

This list is from an article in "The Independent" in 2022. It's a very funky list of plays! Some of the old guard are there, but otherwise, there are a lot of modern classics included.
For this list challenge, tell me if you've read it, seen it, or performed in it.
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Far Away (Caryl Churchill)
Far Away (Caryl Churchill)
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Blasted (Sarah Kane)
Blasted (Sarah Kane)
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Antigone (Sophocles)
Antigone (Sophocles)
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Ma Rainey's Black Bottom (August Wilson)
Ma Rainey's Black Bottom (August Wilson)
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Bent (Martin Sherman)
Bent (Martin Sherman)
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The Government Inspector (Nikolai Gogol)
The Government Inspector (Nikolai Gogol)
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Old Times (Harold Pinter)
Old Times (Harold Pinter)
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Purgatory in Ingolstadt (Marieluise Fleiser)
Purgatory in Ingolstadt (Marieluise Fleiser)
9
Pioneers in Ingolstadt (Marieluise Fleiser)
Pioneers in Ingolstadt (Marieluise Fleiser)
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The Changeling (Thomas Middleton & William Rowley)
The Changeling (Thomas Middleton & William Rowley)
11
Our Country's Good (Timberlake Wertenbaker)
Our Country's Good (Timberlake Wertenbaker)
12
Hamlet (William Shakespeare)
Hamlet (William Shakespeare)
13
Henry IV (Luigi Pirandello)
Henry IV (Luigi Pirandello)
14
A Raisin in the Sun (Lorraine Hansberry)
A Raisin in the Sun (Lorraine Hansberry)
15
Intimate Apparel (Lynn Nottage)
Intimate Apparel (Lynn Nottage)
16
An Oak Tree (Tim Crouch)
An Oak Tree (Tim Crouch)
17
Sizwe Bansi Is Dead (Athol Fugard)
Sizwe Bansi Is Dead (Athol Fugard)
18
A Streetcar Named Desire (By Tennessee Williams)
A Streetcar Named Desire (By Tennessee Williams)
19
The Effect (Lucy Prebble)
The Effect (Lucy Prebble)
20
The Seagull (Anton Chekhov)
The Seagull (Anton Chekhov)
21
The Importance of Being Earnest (Oscar Wilde)
The Importance of Being Earnest (Oscar Wilde)
22
One Man, Two Guvnors (Richard Bean)
One Man, Two Guvnors (Richard Bean)
23
A Doll's House (Henrik Ibsen)
A Doll's House (Henrik Ibsen)
24
Machinal (Sophie Treadwell)
Machinal (Sophie Treadwell)
25
Making Noise Quietly (Robert Holman)
Making Noise Quietly (Robert Holman)
26
Private Lives (Noel Coward)
Private Lives (Noel Coward)
27
Mother Courage & Her Children (Bertolt Brecht)
Mother Courage & Her Children (Bertolt Brecht)
28
Faith Healer (Brian Friel)
Faith Healer (Brian Friel)
29
Jerusalem (Jez Butterworth)
Jerusalem (Jez Butterworth)
30
Angels in America (Tony Kushner)
Angels in America (Tony Kushner)
31
Long Day's Journey Into Night (Eugene O'Neill)
Long Day's Journey Into Night (Eugene O'Neill)
32
Medea (Euripides)
Medea (Euripides)
33
Arcadia (Tom Stoppard)
Arcadia (Tom Stoppard)
34
La Dispute (Marivaux)
La Dispute (Marivaux)
35
Happy Days (Samuel Beckett)
Happy Days (Samuel Beckett)
36
John (Annie Baker)
John (Annie Baker)
37
The History Boys (Alan Bennett)
The History Boys (Alan Bennett)
38
Frozen (Bryony Lavery)
Frozen (Bryony Lavery)
39
Life Is a Dream (Pedro Calderon De La Barca)
Life Is a Dream (Pedro Calderon De La Barca)
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Copenhagen (Michael Frayn)
Copenhagen (Michael Frayn)
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