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Wit (Also spelled with semicolon "W;t") is a play written by American playwright Margaret Edson. Edson used her work experience in a hospital as part of the inspiration for her play.

The drama depicts a jury forced to reconsider its nearly unanimous decision by the single dissenter who sows a seed of reasonable doubt. The story begins after closing arguments have been presented in a homicide case, as the judge is giving his instructions to the jury. The twelve men must unanimously decide on a verdict of 'guilty' or 'not guilty'. The case at bar pertains to whether the young man murdered his own father. The jury is further instructed that a guilty verdict will be accompanied by a mandatory death sentence. The twelve then move to the jury room, where they begin to become acquainted with the personalities of their peers. Throughout their deliberation, not a single juror calls another by his name because the names are unknown by the jurors.

Venus in Fur is a two-person play by David Ives set in modern New York City. The play had its premiere off-Broadway at the Classic Stage Company in 2010 and on Broadway in 2011.

Frost/Nixon is a 2006 play by British screenwriter and dramatist Peter Morgan. Its subject is the series of televised interviews that former United States President Richard Nixon granted David Frost in 1977 about his administration, including his role in the Watergate scandal.

A play performed by the mummers of Braavos. The seven-faced god has cheated me. My noble sire he made of purest gold, and gold he made my siblings, boy and girl. But I am formed of darker stuff, of bones and blood and clay, twisted into this rude shape you see before you. Give me the cup, he told the Stranger, for I shall drink deep. And if it tastes of gold and lion's blood, so much the better. As I cannot be the hero, let me be the monster, and lesson them in fear in place of love. Oh, no, no, no. Don't, oh don't, don't touch me. Please, m'lord, I am still a maiden.

In Devon at the outbreak of World War I, Joey, young Albert Narracott's beloved horse, is sold to the cavalry and shipped to France. Joey serves in the British and German armies, befriends Topthorn (another army horse),[3] and gets caught up in enemy fire. Death, disease and fate take him on an extraordinary odyssey, serving on both sides before finding himself alone in a no man's land. But Albert cannot forget Joey, and, still not old enough to enlist in the army, he embarks on a dangerous mission to find and bring him back to Devon.

Calendar Girls is a stage play based on the film of the same name After a successful tryout at the Chichester Festival Theatre and a lengthy national tour, a stage adaptation of the film started previewing in April 2009 at the Noel Coward Theatre in the West End. The cast included Lynda Bellingham, Patricia Hodge, Sian Phillips, Brigit Forsyth, Elaine C. Smith, Julia Hills and Gaynor Faye. Calendar Girls has had several different casts to keep the show fresh. This is also to allow producers to bring in well known actresses into the play who don't want to commit to long runs. It was adapted by Tim Firth and directed by Hamish McColl. Whilst the play has been a financial success (it took in over £1.7million in advance ticket sales), the critical reception has been mixed. The play closed at the Noel Coward Theatre in London on 9 January 2010, before embarking on a second national tour, beginning on 27 January 2010. Toronto's Mirvish Productions announced in February 2010 that a Canadian production of the play will open in Toronto in April 2011, with the North American premiere taking place at the Manitoba Theatre Centre in Winnipeg in March 2011.

Bus Stop is a drama, with romantic and some comedic elements. It is set in a diner in rural Kansas, about 20 miles west of Kansas City, Missouri during a snowstorm from which bus passengers must take shelter.

The Tragicall History of the Life and Death of Doctor Faustus tells the story of a man who sells his soul to the devil in exchange for knowledge and power.

An unconventional romantic comedy set in the midst of working-class New York City life.