Favorite Dramas you've read?

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Posted: 16 years ago
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Hey guys,what are the most interesting Dramas that you have read?
Mine are;
1.) The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde-Taglined as "A Trivial Comdey for Serious People" this drama is truly humorous from the beginning to its very end & will keep you captivated with its 4 attractive & vivacious male & female leads,funny & sarcastic dialogues & light writing style๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿผ
2.) The Witness for the Prosecution by Agatha Christie- You will find the Queen of Crime Fiction in her element in this drama.As the book description says, it is a "Stunning Court room drama in which a scheming wife testifies against her husband in a shocking murder trial" Definitely a must-read for all Christie fans๐Ÿ˜‰
So tell me,what are the favorite dramas that you have read?๐Ÿ˜ƒ
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Posted: 16 years ago
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Hey, I loved Witness for the Prosecution too! But I am a die-hard AC fan, so like mostly everything by her.๐Ÿ˜†
Another one I loved was 'The Bear' by russian writer Anton Chekhov, had actually seen the play at school and loved the plot and dialogues so much, had to check it out on it's original format!
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Posted: 16 years ago
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Originally posted by: VirgoVixen

Hey, I loved Witness for the Prosecution too! But I am a die-hard AC fan, so like mostly everything by her.๐Ÿ˜†
Another one I loved was 'The Bear' by russian writer Anton Chekhov, had actually seen the play at school and loved the plot and dialogues so much, had to check it out on it's original format!

I too am a Christie Fan but I don't like some of her mysteries due to the reason that I've found her repeating the same tricks in a number of different books;The most notable of them is either the Victim or the Culprit turning out to be an imposter who had merely pretended to be somebody else & the solution to the whole mystery lying on that fact. But thankfully,I have not found it often in the dramas written by her & therefore I actually like Agatha Christie's dramas more than I like her novels & short stories๐Ÿ˜›
Anyway,have you read any other Christie plays such as "The Mouse Trap" & "Go Back For Murder"? The latter is yet another favorite of mine.
& I haven't read "The Bear" by Chekhov but after reading your description I'm determined to read it๐Ÿ˜ƒ I have read 2 other Chekhov plays.One is "The Cherry Orchard" (which is quite famous I think ) & "The Proposal'" which is a humorous drama ๐Ÿ˜ƒ Have you read either?
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Posted: 16 years ago
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Originally posted by: HPCRAZY

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Anyway,have you read any other Christie plays such as "The Mouse Trap" & "Go Back For Murder"? The latter is yet another favorite of mine.
& I haven't read "The Bear" by Chekhov but after reading your description I'm determined to read it๐Ÿ˜ƒ I have read 2 other Chekhov plays.One is "The Cherry Orchard" (which is quite famous I think ) & "The Proposal'" which is a humorous drama ๐Ÿ˜ƒ Have you read either?


Yes, I agree Christie has used similar themes many times, but oddly enough it never gets boring or repetitive for me and she manages to fool me every time since I havn't guessed the real culprit any time except for "And then there were none". No, I havn't read those plays by Chrisitie, will defo. give it a try!โญ๏ธ
Yes, do read "The Bear", when you read it, it's seems funny but according to the critics, it's a tragedy masquerading as a farce! But then again, when I read it I found it funny and light-hearted, one's own perception I guess!๐Ÿ˜›
I am also gonna read the "The Cherry Orchard" and "The Proposal" now, had heard of it a lot, never got round to reading it though!๐Ÿ˜ณ๐Ÿ˜†
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Posted: 16 years ago
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Yes, I agree Christie has used similar themes many times, but oddly enough it never gets boring or repetitive for me and she manages to fool me every time since I havn't guessed the real culprit any time except for "And then there were none". No, I havn't read those plays by Chrisitie, will defo. give it a try!โญ๏ธ
Yes, do read "The Bear", when you read it, it's seems funny but according to the critics, it's a tragedy masquerading as a farce! But then again, when I read it I found it funny and light-hearted, one's own perception I guess!๐Ÿ˜›
I am also gonna read the "The Cherry Orchard" and "The Proposal" now, had heard of it a lot, never got round to reading it though!๐Ÿ˜ณ๐Ÿ˜†

I too have never been able to guess the culprit in any of her murder mysteries but I hit bull's eye in her drama "The Mouse Trap" & incidentally it is still the longest running play in history,isn't it?๐Ÿ˜ƒ
Actually,there are 2 books containing 4 Agatha Christie Dramas each, published by Harper -Collins to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of their Publisher-Author relationship with Christie.One is "Witness For the Prosecution & Other Plays" & the other is "The Mouse Trap & Other Plays" If you can get your hands on them you will be able to read almost all the plays written by her,I think๐Ÿ˜›
Have you read "Dear Departed" by Stanley Houghton? It is also a humorous drama with a subtle social theme๐Ÿ˜Š
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Posted: 16 years ago
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Originally posted by: HPCRAZY

Actually,there are 2 books containing 4 Agatha Christie Dramas each, published by Harper -Collins to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of their Publisher-Author relationship with Christie.One is "Witness For the Prosecution & Other Plays" & the other is "The Mouse Trap & Other Plays" If you can get your hands on them you will be able to read almost all the plays written by her,I think๐Ÿ˜›
Have you read "Dear Departed" by Stanley Houghton? It is also a humorous drama with a subtle social theme๐Ÿ˜Š


Hey, I havn't read "Dear Departed", thanks so much for the suggestions๐Ÿ˜ณ
I'll get those two books issued from the library, I can read everything by ACโญ๏ธ

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Posted: 16 years ago
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I loved The Importance of Being Earnest as well. It was hilarious and then I went to see it actually being performed and the actors did a fantastic job! Simply fantastic! I loved all the puns and satirical nature of some comments.

I have also liked Twelfth Night and Merchant of Venice by Shakespeare. Not a huge fan of Shakespeare but Iiked these two plays. They were very well written with interesting themes and characters.

I also liked A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry. Although I've forgotten the details of the play, I need to reread it, but it was a good read although it was a very short play.

-Mahi
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Posted: 16 years ago
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The Comedy of Errors by Shakespeare is a good one. :D
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Posted: 16 years ago
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Well I am also big fan of agatha Christie๐Ÿ˜ƒ

I like poirot mysteries the most

The one which I liked the most was " the adventures of the Christmas pudding"๐Ÿ‘

"she springs her secrets like a landmine"๐Ÿ‘

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Posted: 16 years ago
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Love AC.... I liked the adapted play of hers BLACK COFFEE.... and also love Romeo and Juliet and Twelfth Night

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