England has been the birthplace of most of the great English-language theater written throughout history. Most of the plays in England that are truly famous have something in common. They usually come from a playwright with several famous plays. 

Shakespeare 

William Shakespeare is considered the most famous British playwright. Shakespeare has a large catalog of tragedies, comedies and history plays, and each category is home to some of the most famous plays ever written. _ are all tragedies and performed in theaters around the world every year. Famous comedies include A Midsummer Night's Dream and Much Ado About Nothing. In the history category, Richard III and Henry V are very famous. 

Oscar Wilde and George Bernard Shaw 

Several hundred years after Shakespeare, English people began to enjoy the works of Oscar Wilde and George Bernard Shaw. Wilde's plays are still popular now, and The Importance of Being Earnest is both performed and studied extremely frequently. A Woman of No Importance and An Ideal Husband are among his other famous works. Shaw and Wilde were born within a few years of each other, but Shaw was a much more productive writer. His most famous plays include Pygmalion and Candida. Shaw's plays are loved so much that an entire theater company is devoted to performing his work in Niagara-on-the-Lake in southern Ontario. 

Harold Pinter 

The plays of Harold Pinter certainly have an international presence. His writing was so widely recognized for its importance that he was awarded the Nobel Prize in literature in 2005. Pinter is especially known for his style of writing. Many of his plays such as Betrayal, The Dumb Waiter and his first play, The Room, are extremely well known.
True or False: Most famous plays have nothing in common.
Name a Shakespeare comedy mentioned.
What is the name of the often-studied Oscar Wilde play?
Name a notable play by Shaw.
Who wrote more, Shaw or Wilde?
What honor did Pinter win?
In what category?
When?
How many Pinter plays are mentioned by name?
Which was his first?
True or False: Shaw and Wilde were born decades apart.
Who wrote Candida?
What is located in Niagara-on-the-Lake?
What do they specialize in?
Who wrote An Ideal Husband?
Who is the best-known British playwright?
Did he write history plays?
Name one.
And another?
Did Shakespeare write many works?
false
 Most of the plays in England that are truly famous have something in common. They usually come from a playwright with several famous plays. 
A Midsummer Night's Dream
 A Midsummer Night's Dream
Being Earnest
Being Earnest
Pygmalion
Pygmalion
Shaw
Shaw was a much more productive writer
Nobel Prize
Nobel Priz
literature
literature
2005
 2005
Three
Betrayal, The Dumb Waiter and his first play, The Room, are extremely well known.
The Room
The Room
false
Shaw and Wilde were born within a few years of each other,
Shaw
 Shaw was a much more productive writer. His most famous plays include Pygmalion and Candida
theater company
 theater company 
performing his work
performing his work
Wilde
Wilde's plays are still popular now, and The Importance of Being Earnest is both performed and studied extremely frequently. A Woman of No Importance and An Ideal Husband are among his other famous works. 
William Shakespeare
William Shakespeare
yes
has a large catalog of tragedies, comedies and history plays, and each category is home to some of the most famous plays ever written. 
Richard III
Richard III
Henry V
 Henry V
yes
 has a large catalog of tragedies, comedies and history plays, and each category is home to some of the most famous plays ever written. 