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The Royal National Theatre's Most Significant Plays of the 20th Century

From NT 2000 Platform Series in 199 , a 100 of the best plays from the 20th century performed by the National Theatre in 45 Minutes to mark the start of the new millenium .
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Peter and Wendy by J. M. Barrie
Peter and Wendy by J. M. Barrie
1
The Voysey Inheritance (Harley Granville)
The Voysey Inheritance
2
Harley Granville
The Playboy of the Western World (John Millington Synge)
The Playboy of the Western World
3
John Millington Synge
Strife (John Galsworthy)
Strife
4
John Galsworthy
Rutherford and Sons (Githa Sowerby)
Rutherford and Sons
5
Githa Sowerby
Hindle Wakes (Stanley Houghton)
Hindle Wakes
6
Stanley Houghton
Pygmalion (George Bernard Shaw)
Pygmalion
7
George Bernard Shaw
Hobson's Choice (Harold Brighouse)
Hobson's Choice
8
Harold Brighouse
The Circle (W Somerset Maugham)
The Circle
9
W Somerset Maugham
Juno and the Paycock by Sean O'Casey
Juno and the Paycock by Sean O'Casey
10
The Widowing of Mrs Holroyd (DH Lawrence)
The Widowing of Mrs Holroyd
11
DH Lawrence
Journey's End (R.C. Sherriff)
Journey's End
12
R.C. Sherriff
The Front Page (Ben Hecht and Charles Macarthur)
The Front Page
13
Ben Hecht and Charles Macarthur
Plunder by Ben Travers (Ben Travers)
Plunder by Ben Travers
14
Ben Travers
Machinal (Sophie Treadwell)
Machinal
15
Sophie Treadwell
Private Lives (Noel Coward)
Private Lives
16
Noel Coward
Once in a Lifetime (George Kaufman)
Once in a Lifetime
17
George Kaufman
The Children's Hour (Lillian Hellman)
The Children's Hour
18
Lillian Hellman
Love on the Dole (Ronald Grow)
Love on the Dole
19
Ronald Grow
Murder in the Cathedral (T.S. Eliot)
Murder in the Cathedral
20
T.S. Eliot
Night Must Fall (Emlyn Williams)
Night Must Fall
21
Emlyn Williams
Waiting for Lefty (Clifford Odetts)
Waiting for Lefty
22
Clifford Odetts
Our Town (Thornton Wilder)
Our Town
23
Thornton Wilder
Gaslight (Patrick Hamilton)
Gaslight
24
Patrick Hamilton
An Inspector Calls (Priestley)
An Inspector Calls
25
Priestley
A Streetcar Named Desire (Signet) (Tennessee Williams)
A Streetcar Named Desire (Signet)
26
Tennessee Williams
Men Should Weep (Ena Lamont Stewart)
Men Should Weep
27
Ena Lamont Stewart
The Lady's Not for Burning (Christopher Fry)
The Lady's Not for Burning
28
Christopher Fry
Death of a Salesman (Arthur Miller)
Death of a Salesman
29
Arthur Miller
The Pink Room (Absolute Hell) (Rodney Ackland)
The Pink Room (Absolute Hell)
30
Rodney Ackland
The Deep Blue Sea (Terence Rattigan)
The Deep Blue Sea
31
Terence Rattigan
Dry Rot (John Chapman)
Dry Rot
32
John Chapman
The Moustrape (Agatha Christie)
The Moustrape
33
Agatha Christie
Waiting for Godot (Samuel Beckett)
Waiting for Godot
34
Samuel Beckett
Long Day's Journey Into Night (Eugene O'Neill)
Long Day's Journey Into Night
35
Eugene O'Neill
Look Back in Anger by John Osborne
Look Back in Anger by John Osborne
36
The Hostage (Brendan Behan)
The Hostage
37
Brendan Behan
A Taste of Honey (Shelagh Delaney)
A Taste of Honey
38
Shelagh Delaney
Serjeant Musgrave's Dance (John Arden)
Serjeant Musgrave's Dance
39
John Arden
Roots (Arnold Wesker)
Roots
40
Arnold Wesker
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