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Playwrights Collection

Playwrights are the masterminds behind the captivating scenes that transport us to different worlds

Background imagePlaywrights Collection: Ann Hathaways cottage in Shottery (chromolitho)

Ann Hathaways cottage in Shottery (chromolitho)
961130 Ann Hathaways cottage in Shottery (chromolitho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ann Hathaways cottage in Shottery)

Background imagePlaywrights Collection: Scene from Les Miserables, by Victor Hugo: Javert, the detective (engraving)

Scene from Les Miserables, by Victor Hugo: Javert, the detective (engraving)
5996966 Scene from Les Miserables, by Victor Hugo: Javert, the detective (engraving) by Brion, Gustave (1824-77) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Scene from Les Miserables)

Background imagePlaywrights Collection: Nell Dunn

Nell Dunn
Nell Mary Dunn (born 1936), English playwright, screenwriter, and author pictured in London Life magazine in 1965. The daughter of Sir Philip Dunn, she was born in London and educated at a convent

Background imagePlaywrights Collection: In front and behind the scenes at the Coliseum, London

In front and behind the scenes at the Coliseum, London
A great stage and a great curtain: in front and behind the scenes at the Coliseum, London. Top centre: a diagrammatic view of the revolving stage

Background imagePlaywrights Collection: William Shakespeare (engraving)

William Shakespeare (engraving)
7239653 William Shakespeare (engraving) by Cook, J.W. (19th Century); Private Collection; (add.info.: William Shakespeare, 1564-1616. English poet, playwright, dramatist and actor)

Background imagePlaywrights Collection: Portrait of Sir Walter Scott (engraving)

Portrait of Sir Walter Scott (engraving)
819905 Portrait of Sir Walter Scott (engraving) by Newton, Gilbert Stuart (1794-1835) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sir Walter Scott, Scottish novelist, playwright and poet)

Background imagePlaywrights Collection: Scene from Les Miserables, by Victor Hugo: Thenardiers escape (engraving)

Scene from Les Miserables, by Victor Hugo: Thenardiers escape (engraving)
5996958 Scene from Les Miserables, by Victor Hugo: Thenardiers escape (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Scene from Les Miserables)

Background imagePlaywrights Collection: John Masefield

John Masefield (1878 - 1917), English poet, playwriter and fiction writer. Date: 1914

Background imagePlaywrights Collection: Angus Ogilvy with J. M. Barrie

Angus Ogilvy with J. M. Barrie
The Hon. Angus Ogilvey, (1928 - 2004), second son of the Earl of Airlie, and husband of Princess Alexandra of Kent pictured as a small child with his godfather, the author and playwright, J. M

Background imagePlaywrights Collection: Shakespeare: Two Gentlemen of Verona, Act IV, Scene 4 (engraving)

Shakespeare: Two Gentlemen of Verona, Act IV, Scene 4 (engraving)
8631811 Shakespeare: Two Gentlemen of Verona, Act IV, Scene 4 (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Two Gentlemen of Verona, Act IV, Scene 4)

Background imagePlaywrights Collection: Gil Vicente at the court of King Manuel I of Portugal (colour litho)

Gil Vicente at the court of King Manuel I of Portugal (colour litho)
8672915 Gil Vicente at the court of King Manuel I of Portugal (colour litho) by Gameiro, Alfredo Roque (1864-1935); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imagePlaywrights Collection: Giovanni Battista Niccolini, Italian poet and playwright (engraving)

Giovanni Battista Niccolini, Italian poet and playwright (engraving)
8626290 Giovanni Battista Niccolini, Italian poet and playwright (engraving) by Ussi, Stefano (1822-1901); Private Collection; (add.info.: Giovanni Battista Niccolini (1782-1861)

Background imagePlaywrights Collection: Illustration of the play Le Monsier de Pourceaugnac by Moliere, 1669 (engraving)

Illustration of the play Le Monsier de Pourceaugnac by Moliere, 1669 (engraving)
AIS5350468 Illustration of the play Le Monsier de Pourceaugnac by Moliere, 1669 (engraving); Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris, France; (add.info.: Madame Bellecour in the role of Nerine)

Background imagePlaywrights Collection: Book frontispiece with fine color portrait of William Shakespeare by artist Alberto Sangorski

Book frontispiece with fine color portrait of William Shakespeare by artist Alberto Sangorski, 1986 (photo)
8716685 Book frontispiece with fine color portrait of William Shakespeare by artist Alberto Sangorski, 1986 (photo) by Sangorski

Background imagePlaywrights Collection: Aeschylus, 1784 (engraving)

Aeschylus, 1784 (engraving)
7272477 Aeschylus, 1784 (engraving); (add.info.: AESCHYLUS (525-456 a.C.) Greek tragic poet of Eleusi, aristocratic origin. He distinguished himself against the Persians to Marathon and Salamina

Background imagePlaywrights Collection: Illustration for 'Le Cid', 1802 (engraving)

Illustration for "Le Cid", 1802 (engraving)
FGL5494021 Illustration for "Le Cid", 1802 (engraving); (add.info.: Illustration of "The Cid" poem by Guillen de Castro (1569-1631) (1618)

Background imagePlaywrights Collection: Battle scene,Illustration for 'Le Cid' 1802 (engraving)

Battle scene,Illustration for "Le Cid" 1802 (engraving)
FGL5493995 Battle scene,Illustration for "Le Cid" 1802 (engraving); (add.info.: Illustration of "The Cid" poem by Guillen de Castro (1569-1631) (1618)

Background imagePlaywrights Collection: Battle scene, Illustration for 'Le Cid'1802 (engraving)

Battle scene, Illustration for "Le Cid"1802 (engraving)
FGL5493971 Battle scene, Illustration for "Le Cid"1802 (engraving); (add.info.: Illustration of "The Cid" poem by Guillen de Castro (1569-1631) (1618)

Background imagePlaywrights Collection: Illustration for 'Le Cid', 1802 (engraving)

Illustration for "Le Cid", 1802 (engraving)
FGL5493936 Illustration for "Le Cid", 1802 (engraving); (add.info.: Illustration of "The Cid" poem by Guillen de Castro (1569-1631) (1618)

Background imagePlaywrights Collection: Desdemona, Principal female character from Shakespeare's play Othello

Desdemona, Principal female character from Shakespeare's play Othello
6116608 Desdemona, Principal female character from Shakespeare's play Othello,; (add.info.: Desdemona. Principal female character from Shakespeare's play Othello)

Background imagePlaywrights Collection: Illustration for 'Le Cid', 1802 (engraving)

Illustration for "Le Cid", 1802 (engraving)
FGL5493989 Illustration for "Le Cid", 1802 (engraving); (add.info.: Illustration of "The Cid" poem by Guillen de Castro (1569-1631) (1618)

Background imagePlaywrights Collection: Illustration for 'Le Cid', 1802 (engraving)

Illustration for "Le Cid", 1802 (engraving)
FGL5493974 Illustration for "Le Cid", 1802 (engraving); (add.info.: Illustration of "The Cid" poem by Guillen de Castro (1569-1631) (1618)

Background imagePlaywrights Collection: Wedding of Rodrigo (Rodrigue) Diaz count of Bivar (El Cid) and Chimene,Illustration for 'Le Cid'

Wedding of Rodrigo (Rodrigue) Diaz count of Bivar (El Cid) and Chimene,Illustration for "Le Cid" 1802
FGL5493955 Wedding of Rodrigo (Rodrigue) Diaz count of Bivar (El Cid) and Chimene,Illustration for "Le Cid" 1802 (engraving); (add.info)

Background imagePlaywrights Collection: Illustration for 'Le Cid', 1802 (engraving)

Illustration for "Le Cid", 1802 (engraving)
FGL5493950 Illustration for "Le Cid", 1802 (engraving); (add.info.: Illustration of "The Cid" poem by Guillen de Castro (1569-1631) (1618)

Background imagePlaywrights Collection: Moliere at Louis XIV's table, in front of his library filled with books, 1891 (Engraving)

Moliere at Louis XIV's table, in front of his library filled with books, 1891 (Engraving)
7418365 Moliere at Louis XIV's table, in front of his library filled with books, 1891 (Engraving); Private Collection; (add.info.: Moliere at Louis XIV's table)

Background imagePlaywrights Collection: Macbeth

Macbeth
5308138 Macbeth.; (add.info.: Title page for 'Macbeth' by William Shakespeare (1564-1616) an English poet, playwright, and actor

Background imagePlaywrights Collection: A Midsummer Night's Dream

A Midsummer Night's Dream
5308135 A Midsummer Night's Dream.; (add.info.: Title page for 'A Midsummer Night's Dream' by William Shakespeare. A Midsummer Night's Dream is one of Shakespeare's comedies)

Background imagePlaywrights Collection: A scene from King John

A scene from King John
5307976 A scene from King John.; (add.info.: Engraving depicting a scene from King John: Scene in Northampton Castle in which Prince Arthur pleads with Hubert not to blind him)

Background imagePlaywrights Collection: Miss Kate Bateman in the role of Richmond from the Shakespeare play Richard III

Miss Kate Bateman in the role of Richmond from the Shakespeare play Richard III
7261203 Miss Kate Bateman in the role of Richmond from the Shakespeare play Richard III.; Private Collection; (add.info.: Miss Kate Bateman in the role of Richmond from the Shakespeare play Richard)

Background imagePlaywrights Collection: Pierre Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais, 1864 (engraving)

Pierre Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais, 1864 (engraving)
7241696 Pierre Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais, 1864 (engraving); Private Collection; (add.info.: Pierre Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais (1732-1799) French philosopher and playwriter

Background imagePlaywrights Collection: Frontispiece and title page from the Shakespeare play The Merry Wives of Windsor. Act II. Scene 1

Frontispiece and title page from the Shakespeare play The Merry Wives of Windsor. Act II. Scene 1
6867250 Frontispiece and title page from the Shakespeare play The Merry Wives of Windsor. Act II. Scene 1. Mrs Page, "Letter for letter, but that the name of Page and Ford differs"

Background imagePlaywrights Collection: Title page from the Shakespeare play A Midsummer Night's Dream

Title page from the Shakespeare play A Midsummer Night's Dream. From The Works of William Shakespeare
6867242 Title page from the Shakespeare play A Midsummer Night's Dream. From The Works of William Shakespeare, published c.1900 (engraving); (add.info)

Background imagePlaywrights Collection: Frontispiece and title page from the Shakespeare play A Midsummer Night's Dream. Act II. Scene I

Frontispiece and title page from the Shakespeare play A Midsummer Night's Dream. Act II. Scene I
6867241 Frontispiece and title page from the Shakespeare play A Midsummer Night's Dream. Act II. Scene I. Demetrius, " I love thee not, therefore pursue me not"

Background imagePlaywrights Collection: William Macready in the role of Henry IV from the play by Shakespeare

William Macready in the role of Henry IV from the play by Shakespeare
7261209 William Macready in the role of Henry IV from the play by Shakespeare.; Private Collection; (add.info.: William Macready in the role of Henry IV from the play by Shakespeare)

Background imagePlaywrights Collection: William Creswick in the role of Hotspur from Shakespeare's play King Henry IV

William Creswick in the role of Hotspur from Shakespeare's play King Henry IV
7261261 William Creswick in the role of Hotspur from Shakespeare's play King Henry IV.; Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imagePlaywrights Collection: Edward Compton as Dromio of Syracuse in The Comedy of Errors by William Shakespeare, c.1895 (photo)

Edward Compton as Dromio of Syracuse in The Comedy of Errors by William Shakespeare, c.1895 (photo)
UIG5425619 Edward Compton as Dromio of Syracuse in The Comedy of Errors by William Shakespeare, c.1895 (photo) by Unknown photographer

Background imagePlaywrights Collection: Poster advertising of 'La Voix Humaine', 1930 (litho)

Poster advertising of 'La Voix Humaine', 1930 (litho)
CHT204485 Poster advertising of 'La Voix Humaine', 1930 (litho); Private Collection; (add.info.: Poster advertising the performance of 'La Voix Humaine', by Jean Cocteau (1889-1963)

Background imagePlaywrights Collection: Shakespeare: Sig Salvini as Othello, Othello, Act 5, Scene 2 (engraving)

Shakespeare: Sig Salvini as Othello, Othello, Act 5, Scene 2 (engraving)
8631813 Shakespeare: Sig Salvini as Othello, Othello, Act 5, Scene 2 (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sig Salvini as Othello, Othello, Act 5, Scene 2)

Background imagePlaywrights Collection: Shakespeare: As You Like It (chromolitho)

Shakespeare: As You Like It (chromolitho)
8631799 Shakespeare: As You Like It (chromolitho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: As You Like It. Rosalind, Celia, and Orlando)

Background imagePlaywrights Collection: Shakespeare: Troilus and Cressida (chromolitho)

Shakespeare: Troilus and Cressida (chromolitho)
8631798 Shakespeare: Troilus and Cressida (chromolitho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Troilus and Cressida. Cassandra)

Background imagePlaywrights Collection: Shakespeare: Timon of Athens (chromolitho)

Shakespeare: Timon of Athens (chromolitho)
8631797 Shakespeare: Timon of Athens (chromolitho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Timon of Athens. Timon, Alcibiades, Phrynia, and Timandra)

Background imagePlaywrights Collection: Shakespeare: Othello, Desdemona in bed, asleep (chromolitho)

Shakespeare: Othello, Desdemona in bed, asleep (chromolitho)
8631793 Shakespeare: Othello, Desdemona in bed, asleep (chromolitho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Othello, Desdemona in bed, asleep)

Background imagePlaywrights Collection: Shakespeare: Much Ado About Nothing (chromolitho)

Shakespeare: Much Ado About Nothing (chromolitho)
8631800 Shakespeare: Much Ado About Nothing (chromolitho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Much Ado About Nothing. Hero, Ursula, and Beatrice)

Background imagePlaywrights Collection: Shakespeare: Cymbeline (chromolitho)

Shakespeare: Cymbeline (chromolitho)
8631796 Shakespeare: Cymbeline (chromolitho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Cymbeline. Imogen in boy's clothes)

Background imagePlaywrights Collection: Shakespeare: Henry IV, Part I (chromolitho)

Shakespeare: Henry IV, Part I (chromolitho)
8631794 Shakespeare: Henry IV, Part I (chromolitho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Henry IV, Part I. Hotspur, Worcester, Mortimer, and Owen Glendower)

Background imagePlaywrights Collection: Shakespeare: Titus Andronicus (chromolitho)

Shakespeare: Titus Andronicus (chromolitho)
8631792 Shakespeare: Titus Andronicus (chromolitho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Titus Andronicus. Titus and Marcus. Young Lucius pursued by Lavinia)

Background imagePlaywrights Collection: Illustration for Les Miserables by Victor Hugo (colour litho)

Illustration for Les Miserables by Victor Hugo (colour litho)
8629510 Illustration for Les Miserables by Victor Hugo (colour litho) by Lombardi, Ambrogio (1887-1934); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imagePlaywrights Collection: Illustration for Les Miserables by Victor Hugo (colour litho)

Illustration for Les Miserables by Victor Hugo (colour litho)
8629502 Illustration for Les Miserables by Victor Hugo (colour litho) by Lombardi, Ambrogio (1887-1934); Private Collection; (add.info)



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Playwrights are the masterminds behind the captivating scenes that transport us to different worlds. From the intense confrontation between Javert, the detective, and his pursuit of justice in Les Miserables by Victor Hugo, to Nell Dunn's thought-provoking narratives that shed light on societal issues. Behind the grand curtains at London's Coliseum, these talented individuals weave stories that captivate audiences both in front and behind the scenes. The legendary William Shakespeare himself, immortalized through engravings, continues to inspire generations with his timeless works. Sir Walter Scott's portrait reminds us of his literary genius that brought historical tales to life. In another gripping scene from Les Miserables by Victor Hugo, we witness Thenardiers' daring escape - a testament to their cunning nature. Ann Hathaway's cottage in Shottery takes us back in time as we explore where Shakespeare found inspiration for his romantic plays. John Masefield's words resonate deeply within our souls while Angus Ogilvy shares a moment with J. M Barrie - two creative minds colliding. Frederick Lonsdale stands among leading writers during King George V's reign; their words echoing throughout history. J. B Priestley and Joyce Barbour join forces to create compelling narratives that challenge societal norms. These playwrights possess an extraordinary ability to craft stories that touch our hearts and provoke introspection. Their works transcend time and space, leaving an indelible mark on literature and theater alike.