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Drama Books

Drama books grip the reader with exciting and emotional stories. With twists and turns, ups and downs, life events, and tragedies, drama novels across the genres contain something for everyone to connect with. Trust us, you won't want to put these down.

Best-selling Drama titles

The Romance of Three Hamlets: Shakespeare Through a Chinese Prism The Romance of Three Hamlets:...

Hao Liu
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Shakespeare and (Eco-)Performance History: The Merry Wives of Windsor Shakespeare and (Eco-...

Elizabeth Schafer
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Shakespeare and Lecoq: A Practical Guide for Actors, Directors, Students and Teachers Shakespeare and Lecoq: A...

Abigail Rokison-Woodall (Editor), Michael Dobson (Editor)
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The Ball of Plutonium The Ball of Plutonium

Richard Beeson
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Dirty Crusty Dirty Crusty

Clare Barron
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Mike Bartlett Mike Bartlett

William C Boles
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Love of a Pig Love of a Pig

Leslie Caveny
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See How They Run See How They Run

Philip King
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Enron Enron

Lucy Prebble
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Theatricality, Playtexts and Society Theatricality, Playtexts and...

David Barnett
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Spooky Action at a Distance: A Comedy in Three Acts Spooky Action at a Distance:...

Stephen Evans
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Medieval English Theatre 45 Medieval English Theatre 45

Sarah Carpenter (Editor), Elisabeth Dutton (Editor)
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Wild-Looking But Fine: Abbey Theatre Actresses of the 1930s Wild-Looking But Fine: Abbey...

Ciara O'Dowd
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Television Sitcom and Cultural Crisis Television Sitcom and...

Holly Willson Holladay (Editor), Chandler L. Classen (Editor)
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Shakespeare's Unmuted Women Shakespeare's Unmuted Women

Gül Kurtulu
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Thierry and Theodoret: John Fletcher, Philip Massinger and Nathan Field Thierry and Theodoret: John...

Domenico Lovascio
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Mike Bartlett Mike Bartlett

William C Boles
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A Child of Science A Child of Science

Gareth Farr
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Theatricality, Playtexts and Society Theatricality, Playtexts and...

David Barnett
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Abhishek Majumdar Collected Plays: Dweepa; Pah-La; Djinns of Eidgah; Muktidham; 9 Kinds of Silence Abhishek Majumdar Collected...

Abhishek Majumdar
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Shakespeare Sonnets as Scenes Shakespeare Sonnets as Scenes

Diane D Kurz
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Spectacular Visual Guides: A Shakespearean Theatre Spectacular Visual Guides: A...

Jacqueline Morley
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People, Places and Things People, Places and Things

Duncan Macmillan
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Helping Friends and Harming Enemies: A Study in Sophocles and Greek Ethics Helping Friends and Harming...

Ruby Blondell, David Konstan (Foreword by)
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FAQs

The drama genre is often defined by characters who are caught up in a series of events or a conflict at a crucial moment in the storyline. The characters and situations portray human experiences and engage the reader's emotions throughout the plot.

Dramas develop popular tropes like betrayal, unrequited love, reluctant hero and many more, creating devoted fans to the genre or series.

Drama novels can range from tragedies to comedies; they're all about hooking the reader. You might think of historical dramas in English literature that focus on romance, but the subgenres of drama are vast, including horror, dramatic Theater, Medieval dramas and Anthologies. And they can be inclusive, too. There are plenty of LGBTQ+ books and racially diverse dramas.

With so many drama stories out there, it's easy to feel overwhelmed by the options. Let's focus on some classic drama books that are a must-read.

  • The Great Gatsby is a dramatic story that focuses on Nick Carraway as he interacts with mysterious millionaire Jay Gatsby and Gatsby's pursuit of his former lover, Daisy Buchanan.
  • To Kill A Mockingbird features the coming-of-age story of Scout and Jem Finch growing up after their father defends a Black man falsely accused of sexual assault.
  • Frankenstein is a horror drama about a young scientist who creates a monster through unorthodox scientific experiments.

William Shakespeare is regarded as the greatest writer of the English language due to his use of drama in his poems and plays such as Romeo and Juliet, Macbeth, Hamlet, and many of his other classic works.

There are plenty of drama fiction books written by women as well. Jane Austen wrote some of the best dramas that have been beloved throughout the centuries. Pride and Prejudice has been the inspiration for countless series, movies, spinoffs, and remakes, both in historical and modern time periods.

Of course, there are notable drama authors of recent years as well, such as:

History is filled with dramatic, life-changing events. Plenty of authors have based their writings on true, dramatic stories that happened to them or a loved one.

  • The Christie Affair by Nina de Gramont is about the brief disappearance of Dame Agatha Christie, with the fictional twist of what the author imagines could have happened during that time.
  • Room by Emma Donoghue is about a woman who is kept in captivity inspired by a woman who was imprisoned for 24 hours.
  • The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls is an extraordinary memoir of resilience and redemption that offers a peek into the personal life of a deeply dysfunctional but uniquely loving family.