List of plays

1522

• The World and the Child, anonymous. Printed 1522.

1574

• Herpetulus the Blue Knight and Perobia (lost), anonymous.
• Mask of Foresters or Hunters (lost), anonymous.
• Mask of Seven Ladies (lost), anonymous.
• Mask of Seven Warriors (lost), anonymous.
• Mask of Six Pedlars (lost), anonymous.
• Mask of Six Sages (lost), anonymous.
• Mask of Six Virtues (lost), anonymous.
• Panecia (lost), anonymous.
• Perseus and Andromeda (lost), anonymous.
• Phedrastus (lost), anonymous.
• Phigon and Lucia (lost), anonymous.
• Philemon and Philecia (lost), anonymous.
• Prestestus (lost), anonymous.
• Quintus Fabius (lost), anonymous.
• Timoclea at the Siege of Thebes by Alexander (lost), anonymous.
• Truth, Faithfulness, and Mercy (lost), anonymous.

1581

• Caesar and Pompey (lost), anonymous.
• Cupid and Psyche (lost), anonymous.
• Pompey (lost), anonymous.
• Captain Mario (lost), by Stephen Gossen.
• Praise at Parting (lost), by Stephen Gossen.

1590

• Henry VI, Part I, by William Shakespeare. Printed in 1598.
• Henry VI, Part II, by William Shakespeare. Printed in 1594.
• Henry VI, Part III, by William Shakespeare. Printed in 1595.

1592

• Richard III, by William Shakespeare. Printed in 1602.
• Comedy of Errors, by William Shakespeare. Printed in 1623.

1593

• Titus Andronicus, by William Shakespeare. Printed in 1594.
• Taming of the Shrew, by William Shakespeare. Printed in 1623.

1594

• Two Gentlemen of Verona, by William Shakespeare. Printed in 1623.
• Love's Labour's Lost, by William Shakespeare. Printed in 1598.
• Romeo and Juliet, by William Shakespeare. Printed in 1597.

1595

• Richard II, by William Shakespeare. Printed in 1597.
• A Midsummer Night's Dream, by William Shakespeare. Printed in 1600.
• John a Kent and John a Cumber, by Anthony Munday.

1596

• King John, by William Shakespeare. Printed in 1622.
• The Merchant of Venice, by William Shakespeare. Printed in 1600.

1597

• Henry IV, Part I, by William Shakespeare.
• The Valiant Welshman, by Michael Drayton and Henry Chettle (apparently a different play from that of the same name by Robert Armin), February 1597-8. Printed in 1615.
• Mother Redcap, by Anthony Munday and Michael Drayton. December 1597. Not printed.
• The Downfall of Robert Earl of Huntington, by Anthony Munday. February 1597-8. Printed in 1601.
• The Death of Robert Earl of Huntington, by Anthony Munday and Henry Chettle. February 1597-8. Printed in 1601.

1598

• Henry IV, Part II, by William Shakespeare. Printed in 1600.
• Earl Goodwin and his Three Sons, Part I., by Michael Drayton, Henry Chettle, Thomas Dekker, and Robert Wilson, March 1598. Not printed.
• Earl Goodwin, Part II., by the same authors, and under the same date in Henslowe's papers. Not printed.
• Piers of Exton, by the same authors, same date. Not printed.
• Black Batman of the North, Part I., by Henry Chettle, April 1598. Not printed.
• Black Batman of the North, Part II., by Henry Chettle and Robert Wilson. Same date. Not printed.
• The Play of a Woman, by Henry Chettle, July 1598. Not printed.
• The Conquest of Brute with the first finding of the Bath, by John Day, Henry Chettle, and John Singer. Same date. Not printed.
• Hot Anger soon Cold, by Henry Porter, Henry Chettle, and Ben Jonson, August 1598. Not printed.
• Catiline's Conspiracy (lost), by Robert Wilson and Henry Chettle. Same Date. Not printed.
• 'Tis no Deceit to Deceive the Deceiver, by Henry Chettle, September 1598. Not printed.
• Aeneas' Revenge, with the Tragedy of Polyphemus, by Henry Chettle, February 1598-9. Not printed.
• The Funeral of Richard Cordelion, by Robert Wilson, Henry Chettle, Anthony Munday, and Michael Drayton. May 1598. Not printed.
• Valentine and Orson, by Richard Hathwaye and Anthony Munday. July 1598. Not printed.
• Chance Medley, by Robert Wilson, Anthony Munday, Michael Drayton, and Thomas Dekker. August 1598. Not printed.
• Every man in his humour. Printed 1601.

1599

• Henry V, by William Shakespeare. Printed in 1600.
• Julius Caesar, by William Shakespeare. Printed in 1623.
• Much Ado About Nothing, by William Shakespeare. Printed in 1600.
• As You Like It, by William Shakespeare. Printed in 1623.
• Agamemnon, by Henry Chettle and Thomas Dekker, June 1599. Not printed. Malone thought that this was the same play as "Troilus and Cressida" before mentioned.
• The Stepmother's Tragedy (lost), by Henry Chettle, August 1599. Not printed.
• Patient Grissel, by Thomas Dekker, Henry Chettle, and William Haughton, December 1599. Printed in 1603.
• The Arcadian Virgin (lost), by Henry Chettle and William Haughton. Same date. Not printed.
• Damon and Pithias, by Henry Chettle, January 1599-1600. Not printed.
• The Seven Wise Masters, by Henry Chettle, Thomas Dekker, William Haughton, and John Day, March 1599-1600. Not printed.
• Owen Tudor, by Michael Drayton, Richard Hathwaye, Anthony Munday, and Robert Wilson. January 1599-1600. Not printed.

1600

• Liberality and Prodigality, anonymous.
• Grim the Collier of Croydon, anonymous. Printed 1662.
• The Golden Ass and Cupid and Psyche, by Thomas Dekker, John Day, and Henry Chettle, April 1600. Not printed.
• The Wooing of Death (lost), by Henry Chettle. Same date. Not printed.
• The Blind Beggar of Bethnal Green, by Henry Chettle and John Day. Same date. Printed in 1659.
• All is not Gold that Glisters, by Samuel Rowley and Henry Chettle, March 1600. Not printed.
• Fair Constance of Rome (lost), by Anthony Munday, Richard Hathwaye, Michael Drayton, and Thomas Dekker. June 1600. Not printed.
• Fair Constance of Rome, Part II. (lost), by the same authors. June 1600. Not printed.

1601

• Hamlet, by William Shakespeare. Printed in 1603.
• Sebastian, King of Portugal, by Henry Chettle and Thomas Dekker, April 1601. Not printed.
• Cardinal Wolsey, Part I., by Henry Chettle, August 1601. Not printed.
• Cardinal Wolsey, Part II., by Henry Chettle, May 1602. Not printed.
• The Orphan's Tragedy, by Henry Chettle, September 1601. Not printed.
• Too Good to be True, by Henry Chettle, Richard Hathwaye, and Wentworth Smith, November 1601. Not printed.
• Love Parts Friendship, by Henry Chettle and Wentworth Smith, May 1602. Not printed.
• Tobyas, by Henry Chettle. Same date. Not printed.
• Jeptha, by Henry Chettle. Same date. Not printed.
• A Danish Tragedy, by Henry Chettle. Same date. Not printed.
• The Rising of Cardinal Wolsey, by Anthony Munday, Michael Drayton, Henry Chettle, and Wentworth Smith. November 12, 1601. Not printed.

1602

• Femelanco, by Henry Chettle and ---- Robinson, September 1602. Not printed.
• Lady Jane, Part I., by Henry Chettle, Thomas Dekker, Thomas Heywood, Wentworth Smith, and John Webster, November 1602. Not printed.
• Lady Jane, Part II., by the same authors, Smith excepted. Same date. Not printed.
• The London Florentine, Part I., by Thomas Heywood and Henry Chettle, December 1602. Not printed.
• The London Florentine, Part II., by the same authors. Same date. Not printed.
• The Tragedy of Hoffman, by Henry Chettle. Same date. Printed in 1631.
• Jane Shore, by Henry Chettle and John Day, March 1602-3. Not printed.
• Twelfth Night, by William Shakespeare. Printed in 1623.
• Troilus and Cressida, by William Shakespeare. Printed in 1609.
• Two Harpies, by Thomas Dekker, Michael Drayton, Thomas Middleton, John Webster, and Anthony Munday. May 1602. Not printed.
• The Widow's Charm, by Anthony Munday. July 1602. Printed in 1607, as Malone conjectured, under the title of "The Puritan or Widow of Watling Street," and ascribed to Shakespeare.
• The Set at Tennis, by Anthony Munday. December 1602. Not printed.

1603

• All's Well That Ends Well, by William Shakespeare. Printed in 1623.

1604

• Measure for Measure, by William Shakespeare. Printed in 1623.
• Othello, by William Shakespeare. Printed in 1622.

1605

• King Lear, by William Shakespeare. Printed in 1608.
• Macbeth, by William Shakespeare. Printed in 1623.

1606

• Antony and Cleopatra, by William Shakespeare. Printed in 1623.

1607

• Coriolanus, by William Shakespeare. Printed in 1607.
• Timon of Athens, by William Shakespeare. Printed in 1623.

1608

• Pericles Prince of Tyre, by William Shakespeare. Printed in 1609.

1609

• Cymbeline, by William Shakespeare. Printed in 1623.

1610

• The Winter's Tale, by William Shakespeare. Printed in 1623.

1611

• The Tempest, by William Shakespeare. Printed in 1623.

1612

• Henry VIII, by William Shakespeare. Printed in 1623.

1640

• The Queen of Aragon, by William Habington.

1793

• La mort de Louis XVI: tragédie en trois actes, by Étienne Aignan

1865

• Brand by Henrik Ibsen

1867

• Peer Gynt by Henrik Ibsen

1879

• A Doll's House by Henrik Ibsen

1881

• Ghosts (play) by Henrik Ibsen

1882

• An Enemy of the People by Henrik Ibsen

1890

• Hedda Gabler by Henrik Ibsen

1896

• The Seagull by Anton Chekhov

1897

• The Devil's Disciple by George Bernard Shaw

1898

• Arms and the Man by George Bernard Shaw

1900

• Uncle Vanya by Anton Chekhov

1901

• The Three Sisters by Anton Chekhov

1902

• Man and Superman by George Bernard Shaw

1904

• The Cherry Orchard by Anton Chekhov

1912

• Androcles and the Lion by George Bernard Shaw

1913

• Pygmalion by George Bernard Shaw

1923

• Saint Joan by George Bernard Shaw

1925

• Hay Fever by Noel Coward

1930

• Private Lives by Noel Coward

1931

• Mourning Becomes Electra by Eugene O'Neill

1932

• Design for Living by Noel Coward

1936

• Tonight at 8:30 by Noel Coward

1939

• Present Laughter by Noel Coward

1941

• Blithe Spirit by Noel Coward

1948

• A Streetcar Named Desire, by Tennessee Williams

1950

• Come Back, Little Sheba, by William Inge

1952

• Waiting for Godot, by Samuel Beckett

1956

• Act Without Words I by Samuel Beckett

1957

• Endgame, by Samuel Beckett

1958

• Krapp's Last Tape by Samuel Beckett

1960

• Happy Days by Samuel Beckett

1962

• Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, by Edward Albee

1965

• The Odd Couple, by Neil Simon

1966

• A Delicate Balance by Edward Albee
• Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead by Tom Stoppard

1975

• Travesties by Tom Stoppard

1982

• Beyond Therapy by Christopher Durang

1993

• Angels in America: A Gay Fantasia on National Themes by Tony Kushner
• Arcadia by Tom Stoppard

2000

• The Goat, or Who is Sylvia? by Edward Albee

See also: List of playwrights, List of musicals, List of movies, List of novels