All's Well That Ends Well (1607) is a comedy by William Shakespeare. All's Well That Ends Well was likely inspired by the tale of Giletta di Narbona from Boccaccio's Decameron. Unpopular during Shakespeare's lifetime, the play remains one of his least staged works to this day. Despite this, scholars praise All's Well That Ends Well for its moral ambiguity. "The web of our life is of a mingled yarn, good and ill together, our virtues would be proud...

Believed to have been written in 1599, William Shakespeare's "Henry V" forms the final installment of a tetralogy of plays, which includes "Richard II", "Henry IV, Part I", and "Henry IV, Part II". The play focuses on the events surrounding the Battle of Agincourt during the Hundred Years' War. Henry, who is introduced in the earlier plays as a wild and undisciplined youth, has now come of age and ascended to the thrown following the death of his...

Waiting For A Friend is a stage play about a fifty-something-year old man who is confronted by the unexpected visit of his best friend, who died tragically when they were kids in high school. The man must come to terms with his lost youth and innocence, and the unstoppable passage of time, while a painful but heartfelt conversation with his teenage friend puts into perspective a life cut short versus what it means to have lived a full life.

Extrait : "VALENTIN assis. — Entre VAN BUCK. VAN BUCK : Monsieur mon neveu, je vous souhaite le bonjour. VALENTIN : Monsieur mon oncle, votre serviteur. VAN BUCK : Restez assis ; j'ai à vous parler. VALENTIN : Asseyez-vous ; j'ai donc à vous entendre. Veuillez vous mettre dans la bergère, et poser là voter chapeau. VAN BUCK, s'asseyant : Monsieur mon neveu, la plus longue patience et la plus robuste obstination doivent, l'une et l'autre, finir...

Volpone the Fox by Ben Jonson is a brilliant satire that delves into the themes of greed, deceit, and the corrupting power of wealth. Set in Renaissance Venice, the play centers on the cunning Volpone, who, along with his clever servant Mosca, devises a scheme to swindle the city's wealthy yet gullible citizens. Jonson masterfully crafts a narrative filled with sharp wit, humor, and a deep understanding of human nature, as he exposes the folly and...

"In their dynamic re-imagining of Spring Awakening, Steven Sater and Duncan Sheik have created a groundbreaking rock musical about adolescent love, the trials of puberty and the friendships that young people build in the face of an uncomprehending world. Inspired by Frank Wedekind's once-banned and still provocative German play from 1891, this Spring Awakening holds up a mirror to our own time, and has become the must-see musical of a new generation."--Jacket....