Drama Books Martin Banham Martin Banham has been involved in theatre in Nigeria where he co-founded the Ibadan School of Drama. He has extensive knowledge of theatre as it is performed on stage.Martin Banham Books Anton Chekhov Anton Chekhov was born on January 29, 1860 and died on July 15, 1904. Chekov was a Russian author of plays and short stories. Many of these short stories can be found in Plays and StoriesAnton Chekhov Books The Coen Brothers The Coen Brothers are American film directors, producers, screenwriters, and editors. They are Joel and Ethan Coen. The pair have produced many very successful films such as Fargo (1996), The Big Lebowski (1998) and No Country for Old Men (2007), to mention a few. The Hudsucker Proxy is one of their less-successful efforts, but interesting nonetheless.The Coen Brothers Books Gill Foreman A Practical Guide to Working in Theatre by Gill Foreman Gill Foreman was the Acting Head of the Young People's Programme at the Royal Shakespeare Co. and former Director of Education at the Bristol Old Vic. Gill Foreman Books Brian Friel Philadelphia Here I Come by Brian Friel Brian Friel was born in Knockmoyle, Omagh, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland on January 9, 1929. He died on October 2, 2015 in Greencastle, County Donegal, Ireland. Friel was a dramatist and a short story writer. He has been compared with Samuel Becke, Harold Pinter, Arthur Miller and Tennessee Williams for the quality of his craft. Philadelphia Here I Come is set in the fictional town of Ballybeg, as a number of his other plays are set. In these plays Friel offers us the vantage point to see a town developing from a small rural setting to a modern developed small city.Brian Friel Books Henrik Ibsen Peer Gynt by Henrik Ibsen This is Ibsen's last play in verse and is based on Norwegian folkloreHenrik Ibsen Books Ben Jonson Three Comedies by Ben Jonson Ben Jonson was an English playwright and poet. He is regarded as second only to William Shakespeare in greatness for his Bartholomew Fair comedies. Indeed, there are those who suspect that it is Ben Johnson who scribed the plays and not Shakespeare. Ben Jonson was born on June 11, 1572 and died on August 16, 1637. Three Comedies contains his best-known comedies, Volpone, The Alchemist and Bartholomew Fair.Ben Jonson Books Neil Jordan Michael Collins by Neil Jordan Neil Jordan was born in Rosses Point, Sligo, Ireland on February 25, 1950. Jordan is a film director, screenwriter, novelist among other things. He is known mostly for The Crying Game and Michael Collins.Neil Jordan Books Paul Laverty Carla's Song by Paul Laverty CARLA`S SONG tells the story of the relationship between George, a feckless Scottish bus driver, and Carla, a refugee from Nicaragua, adrift in Glasgow.Paul Laverty Books Eduardo Machado Floating Island Plays by Eduardo MachadoEduardo Machado Books John Masefield Tragedy of Pompey the Great by John MasefieldJohn Masefield Books Sean McCann Story of the Abbey Theatre by Sean McCannSean McCann Books Conor McPherson Shining City by Conor McPhersonConor McPherson Books Martin Meisel Shaw and the Nineteenth Century Theatre by Martin MeiselMartin Meisel Books Arthur Miller Crucible by Arthur MillerArthur Miller Books Wendy Nelson Cave Who's Who in Shakespeare? by Wendy Nelson CaveWendy Nelson Cave Books Phyllis Ryan The Company I Kept by Phyllis RyanPhyllis Ryan Books Diane Samuels Kindertransport by Diane SamuelsDiane Samuels Books Jean Paul Sartre Altona and Other Plays by Jean Paul SartreJean Paul Sartre Books Nina Shengold The Actor's Book of Contemporary Stage Monologues by Nina ShengoldNina Shengold Books George Shiels Professor Tim by George ShielsGeorge Shiels Books August Strindberg Three Plays by August StrindbergAugust Strindberg Books Kathleen Tynan Life of Kenneth Tynan by Kathleen TynanKathleen Tynan Books Kenneth Tynan A View of the English Stage by Kenneth TynanKenneth Tynan Books Tennessee Williams A Streetcar Named Desire and Other Plays by Tennessee WilliamsTennessee Williams Books