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James's Favorite 100: Plays, Films, Criticism

These are not the only books our retired teacher and unrepentant book nerd considers to be favorites, but they are ones he always thinks of when asked to recommend something to read. Or, in this case, see.
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After the Fall (Arthur Miller)
After the Fall
Arthur Miller
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Agamemnon (Arnott)
Agamemnon
Arnott
3
Amadeus (Peter Shaffer)
Amadeus
Peter Shaffer
4
American Buffalo (David Mamet)
American Buffalo
David Mamet
5
American Gothic (Rigby)
American Gothic
Rigby
6
An Iliad (Lisa Peterson & Denis O'Hare)
An Iliad
Lisa Peterson & Denis O'Hare
7
An Inspector Calls (Priestley)
An Inspector Calls
Priestley
8
Angels Fall (Lanford Wilson)
Angels Fall
Lanford Wilson
9
Arcadia (Tom Stoppard)
Arcadia
Tom Stoppard
10
Arms and the Man (George Bernard Shaw)
Arms and the Man
George Bernard Shaw
11
Bela Lugosi and Boris Karloff (Mank)
Bela Lugosi and Boris Karloff
Mank
12
The Birds (Aristophanes)
The Birds
Aristophanes
13
The Caretaker (Harold Pinter)
The Caretaker
Harold Pinter
14
The Changing Room (David Storey)
The Changing Room
David Storey
15
The Cherry Orchard (Anton Chekov)
The Cherry Orchard
Anton Chekov
16
Collected Shorter Plays (Samuel Beckett)
Collected Shorter Plays
Samuel Beckett
17
The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (William Shakespeare)
The Complete Works of William Shakespeare
William Shakespeare
18
Danton's Death (Büchner)
Danton's Death
Büchner
19
Death of a Salesman (Arthur Miller)
Death of a Salesman
Arthur Miller
20
A Doll's House (Henrik Ibsen)
A Doll's House
Henrik Ibsen
21
Dr. Faustus (Christopher Marlowe)
Dr. Faustus
Christopher Marlowe
22
The Duchess of Malfi
The Duchess of Malfi
23
The Empty Space (Peter Brook)
The Empty Space
Peter Brook
24
Endgame (Beckett)
Endgame
Beckett
25
English Gothic (Rigby)
English Gothic
Rigby
26
The Entertainer (J. Osborne)
The Entertainer
J. Osborne
27
Equus (Peter Shaffer)
Equus
Peter Shaffer
28
Exit the King (Eugène Ionesco)
Exit the King
Eugène Ionesco
29
Fifth of July (Lanford Wilson)
Fifth of July
Lanford Wilson
30
Film (Beckett)
Film
Beckett
31
The Film Noir Encyclopedia (Silver)
The Film Noir Encyclopedia
Silver
32
Five Came Back: A Story of Hollywood and the Second World War (Mark Harris)
Five Came Back: A Story of Hollywood and the Second World War
Mark Harris
33
Fool for Love (Sam Shepard)
Fool for Love
Sam Shepard
34
The Frogs (Aristophanes)
The Frogs
Aristophanes
35
From Caligari to Hitler (Krakauer)
From Caligari to Hitler
Krakauer
36
Happy Days (Samuel Beckett)
Happy Days
Samuel Beckett
37
Hitchcock (Truffaut)
Hitchcock
Truffaut
38
Hollywood: The Oral History (Jeanine Basinger)
Hollywood: The Oral History
Jeanine Basinger
39
Home: A Play (David Storey)
Home: A Play
David Storey
40
Horizons West (Kitses)
Horizons West
Kitses
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