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2. List of works by W. Somerset Maugham - Wikipedia

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   Short story collection by Maugham, screen adaptation by Maugham, R.C. Sherriff and Noel Langley. [44] Encore. 1951. Heinemann. Short story collection by Maugham, screen adaptation by Maugham, T.E.B Clarke, Arthur Macrae and Eric Ambler.

3. List of one-act plays by Tennessee Williams - Wikipedia

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   The Palooka. The Palooka is a 1937 one-act about an old has-been boxer. The characters are The Palooka (Galveston Joe), The Kid and The Trainer. The Kid is nervous about his first fight, and The Palooka relieves the Kid's anxiety by telling about the fictional life he wanted to lead after he retired as Galveston Joe.

4. Indian classical drama - Wikipedia

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   The term Indian classical drama refers to the tradition of dramatic literature and performance in ancient India. The roots of drama in the Indian subcontinent can be traced back to the Rigveda (1200-1500 BCE), which contains a number of hymns in the form of dialogues, or even scenes, as well as hymns that make use of other literary forms such ...

5. William Shakespeare - Wikipedia

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   Life Main article: Life of William Shakespeare Early life John Shakespeare's house, believed to be Shakespeare's birthplace, in Stratford-upon-Avon Shakespeare was the son of John Shakespeare, an alderman and a successful glover (glove-maker) originally from Snitterfield in Warwickshire, and Mary Arden, the daughter of an affluent landowning family. He was born in Stratford-upon-Avon, where he ...

6. Hands Across the Sea (play) - Wikipedia

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   Hands Across the Sea, described by the author as "a comedy of bad manners", is a one-act play by Noël Coward, one of ten that make up Tonight at 8.30, a cycle written to be performed across three evenings. [n 1] One-act plays were unfashionable in the 1920s and 30s, but Coward was fond of the genre and conceived the idea of a set of short ...

7. Proof (play) - Wikipedia

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   Mary-Louise Parker won the Tony Award for her performance, and Daniel Sullivan won the Tony Award, Best Direction of a Play. The play closed on January 5, 2003, after 917 performances, making it the longest-running Broadway play of the 21st century. Proof premiered in the West End at the Donmar Warehouse in May 2002, to June 15, 2002.