Category
page 1British plays adapted for television
Romeo and Juliet
tragedy by William Shakespeare

Hamlet
The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, often shortened to Hamlet (), is a tragedy written by William Shakespeare sometime between 1599 and 1601. It is Shakespeare's longest play. Set in Denmark, the play depicts Prince Hamlet and his attempts to exact revenge against his uncle, Claudius, who has murdered Hamlet's father in order to seize his throne and marry Hamlet's mother.

Macbeth
upright=1.2|thumb|A poster for a American production of Macbeth, starring Thomas W. Keene. Depicted, counter-clockwise from top-left, are: Macbeth and Banquo meeting the witches, the aftermath of the murder of Duncan, Banquo's ghost, Macbeth dueling Macduff, and Macbeth.

Othello
thumb|Othello and Desdemona in Venice by [[Théodore Chassériau, 1850]]
King Lear
tragedy by William Shakespeare
The Tempest
play by William Shakespeare
The Importance of Being Earnest
play written by Oscar Wilde
The Merry Wives of Windsor
play written by Shakespeare
Lady Windermere's Fan
play written by Oscar Wilde
An Ideal Husband
play by Oscar Wilde
Caesar and Cleopatra
play written by George Bernard Shaw
A Woman of No Importance
play by Oscar Wilde

Private Lives
comedy of manners by Noël Coward

The Admirable Crichton
comic stage play written by J. M. Barrie
The Man of Destiny
play by George Bernard Shaw
The Rivals
play by Richard Brinsley Sheridan

Entertaining Mr Sloane
play written by Joe Orton