16 best-selling theatre books like Pool (No Water) by Mark Ravenhill

Cover of Pool (No Water) by Mark Ravenhill

Pool (No Water)

By: Mark Ravenhill

3.77

Format: 34 pages, Paperback

A famous artist invites her old friends to her luxurious new home. For one night only, the group is…

If you liked the theatre plot in Pool (No Water) by Mark Ravenhill , here is a list of 16 books like this:

Cover of Saturnin by Zdeněk Jirotka, Mark Adrian Corner

1. Saturnin

By: Zdeněk Jirotka , Mark Adrian Corner

4.38

Format: 263 pages, Hardcover

Zdenek Jirotka's famous humorous novel was first published in 1942 and since then, there have been … read more

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"The river grew dark and on the boat a peaceful silence reigned. Some voices wafted over from the opposite bank and a stray canoe made its way to the boat-house. Saturnin disappeared for a while and r…"

-Zdeněk Jirotka, Saturnin

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2. Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?

By: Edward Albee

4.06

Format: 272 pages, Paperback

"Twelve times a week," answered Uta Hagen when asked how often she'd like to play Martha in Who's A… read more

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"Honey: I know these people ..."

-Edward Albee, Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?

"You want to dance with me, angel tits?"

-Edward Albee, Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?

"Musical beds is the faculty sport around here."

-Edward Albee, Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?

"George: Who's afraid of Virginia Woolf? Martha: I am, George. I am."

-Edward Albee, Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?

Cover of Tess of the D’Urbervilles by Thomas Hardy, Tim Dolin, Margaret R. Higonnet

3. Tess of the D’Urbervilles

By: Thomas Hardy , Tim Dolin , Margaret R. Higonnet

3.83

Format: 518 pages, Paperback

Alternate covers can be found here and here. When Tess Durbeyfield is driven by family poverty t… read more

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"Bless thy simplicity, Tess"

-Thomas Hardy, Tess of the D’Urbervilles

"One thing he certainly was— sincere."

-Thomas Hardy, Tess of the D’Urbervilles

"The roof was a gymnasium for the winds"

-Thomas Hardy, Tess of the D’Urbervilles

"Tess was carried along the wings of the hours"

-Thomas Hardy, Tess of the D’Urbervilles

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4. Pygmalion

By: George Bernard Shaw

3.89

Format: 82 pages, Paperback

One of George Bernard Shaw's best-known plays, Pygmalion was a rousing success on the London and Ne… read more

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  • plays
"What you are to do without me I cannot imagine."

-George Bernard Shaw, Pygmalion

"Happy is the man who can make a living by his hobby"

-George Bernard Shaw, Pygmalion

"La vida no consiste en buscarse a sí mismo, sino en crearse a sí mismo"

-George Bernard Shaw, Pygmalion

"I'm willing to tell you. I'm wanting to tell you. I'm waiting to tell you."

-George Bernard Shaw, Pygmalion

Cover of A Midsummer Night’s Dream by William Shakespeare, Barbara A. Mowat, Paul Werstine, Catherine Belsey

5. A Midsummer Night’s Dream

By: William Shakespeare , Barbara A. Mowat , Paul Werstine , Catherine Belsey

3.95

Format: 298 pages, Mass Market Paperback

Shakespeare's intertwined love polygons begin to get complicated from the start--Demetrius and Lysa… read more

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  • plays
"My soul is in the sky."

-William Shakespeare, A Midsummer Night’s Dream

"Farewell, sweet playfellow."

-William Shakespeare, A Midsummer Night’s Dream

"Lord, what fools these mortals be!"

-William Shakespeare, A Midsummer Night’s Dream

"How now, spirit! Whither wander you?"

-William Shakespeare, A Midsummer Night’s Dream

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6. The Pillowman

By: Martin McDonagh

4.30

Format: 104 pages, Paperback

A writer in a totalitarian state is interrogated about the gruesome content of his short stories an… read more

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  • plays
"It isn't about being or not being dead, it's about what you leave behind"

-Martin McDonagh, The Pillowman

"Oh, I almost forgot to mention...I'm the good cop, he's the bad cop." - Tupolski"

-Martin McDonagh, The Pillowman

"Oh, I almost forgot to mention... I'm the good cop, he's the bad cop! - Tupolski"

-Martin McDonagh, The Pillowman

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7. Miss Julie

By: David French , August Strindberg

3.87

Format: 400 pages, Paperback

The mortal conflict of the sexes, traced here by Strindberg in the clash between an aristocratic yo… read more

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  • theatre
  • plays
Cover of Fleabag: The Original Play by Phoebe Waller-Bridge

8. Fleabag: The Original Play

By: Phoebe Waller-Bridge

3.95

Format: 768 pages,

'I sit on the loo and think about all the people I can have sex with now. I'm not obsessed with sex… read more

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  • plays
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9. Waiting for Godot

By: Samuel Beckett

3.63

Format: 416 pages, Paperback

Cuando en 1953 se estreno en Paris Esperando a Godot, casi nadie sabia quien era Samuel Beckett, sa… read more

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  • plays
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10. Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe

By: Fannie Flagg

4.28

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

Folksy and fresh, endearing and affecting, Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe is a now-c… read more

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"Quienes más sufren son quienes menos lo dicen."

-Fannie Flagg, Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe

"Face it girls. I'm older and I have more insurance."

-Fannie Flagg, Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe

"By the way, is there anything sadder than toys on a grave?"

-Fannie Flagg, Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe

"Are you a politician or does lying just run in your family?"

-Fannie Flagg, Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe

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11. Blasted

By: Sarah Kane

3.81

Format: 215 pages, Paperback

Blastedis Sarah Kane's first full-length play which opened in 1995 and was the sensation of that ye… read more

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  • theatre
  • plays
Cover of Hedda Gabler by Henrik Ibsen, William Archer

12. Hedda Gabler

By: Henrik Ibsen , William Archer

3.93

Format: None pages, Paperback

Hedda Gabler, the daughter of a deceased General, marries dull George Tesman and foresees a life of… read more

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  • theatre
  • plays
Cover of The Waste Land by T.S. Eliot, Michael North

13. The Waste Land

By: T.S. Eliot , Michael North

3.80

Format: 245 pages, Paperback

The text of Eliot's 1922 masterpiece is accompanied by thorough explanatory annotations as well as … read more

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14. The Lottery

By: Shirley Jackson

4.05

Format: 30 pages, Paperback

In a small American town, the local residents are abuzz with excitement and nervousness when they w… read more

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"It's not the way it used to be... people ain't the way they used to be."

-Shirley Jackson, The Lottery

"It isn't fair, it isn't right," Mrs. Hutchinson screamed, and then they were upon her."

-Shirley Jackson, The Lottery

"The morning of June 27th was clear and sunny, with the fresh warmth of a full-summer day; the flowers were blossoming profusely and the grass was richly green."

-Shirley Jackson, The Lottery

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15. The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

By: F. Scott Fitzgerald

3.34

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

Today, F. Scott Fitzgerald is known for his novels, but in his lifetime, his fame stemmed from his … read more

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16. Red

By: John Logan

3.66

Format: 146 pages, Paperback

WINNER OF SIX TONY AWARDS A moving and compelling account of one of the greatest artists of the twe… read more

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  • theatre
  • plays
Cover of Attempts on Her Life by Martin Crimp

17. Attempts on Her Life

By: Martin Crimp

3.00

Format: None pages, Paperback

Attempts on her Life 17 scenarios for the theatre by Martin Crimp Attempts to describe her? Attemp… read more

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  • plays
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18. Richard III

By: William Shakespeare , John Jowett

3.37

Format: 120 pages, Paperback

Richard III is one of Shakespeare's most popular plays on the stage and has been adapted successful… read more

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  • plays
Cover of Endgame by Samuel Beckett

19. Endgame

By: Samuel Beckett

4.67

Format: 88 pages, Paperback

Samuel Beckett was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1969; his literary output of plays, no… read more

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  • theatre
  • plays
Cover of Betrayal by Harold Pinter

20. Betrayal

By: Harold Pinter

3.91

Format: None pages, Paperback

Betrayalis Pinter's latest full-length play since the enormous success of No Man's Land. The play b… read more

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  • plays
Cover of Hamlet by William Shakespeare, Richard Andrews, Rex Gibson

21. Hamlet

By: William Shakespeare , Richard Andrews , Rex Gibson

4.02

Format: 289 pages, Paperback

Among Shakespeare's plays, "Hamlet" is considered by many his masterpiece. Among actors, the role o… read more

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"Therein lies the rub."

-William Shakespeare, Hamlet

"Brevity is the soul of wit."

-William Shakespeare, Hamlet

"Conscience doth make cowards of us all."

-William Shakespeare, Hamlet

"A knavish speech sleeps in a fool's ear."

-William Shakespeare, Hamlet

Cover of Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland / Through the Looking-Glass by Lewis Carroll, John Tenniel, Martin Gardner

22. Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland / Through the Looking-Glass

By: Lewis Carroll , John Tenniel , Martin Gardner

4.06

Format: 239 pages, Paperback

"I can't explain myself, I'm afraid, sir," said Alice, "Because I'm not myself, you see." When A… read more

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"Curiouser and curiouser."

-Lewis Carroll, Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland / Through the Looking-Glass

"Go on till you come to the end; then stop."

-Lewis Carroll, Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland / Through the Looking-Glass

"You're enough to try the patience of an oyster!"

-Lewis Carroll, Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland / Through the Looking-Glass

"I don't believe there's an atom of meaning in it."

-Lewis Carroll, Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland / Through the Looking-Glass

23. 4.48 Psychosis

By: Sarah Kane

3.89

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

4.48 Psychosissees the ultimate narrowing of Sarah Kane's focus in her work. The struggle of the se… read more

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24. The Effect

By: Lucy Prebble

4.57

Format: 270 pages, Paperback

You're on a placebo, Tristan. Least I've got an excuse. She told me: you're nothing, you're a contr… read more

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25. Antigone (The Theban Plays, #3)

By: Sophocles , J.E. Thomas

4.06

Format: None pages, Paperback

The curse placed on Oedipus lingers and haunts a younger generation in this new and brilliant trans… read more

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26. Devotion

By: Patti Smith

3.97

Format: 649 pages, Hardcover

From the renowned artist and author Patti Smith, an inspired exploration of the nature of creative … read more

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27. The Tempest

By: William Shakespeare

4.27

Format: 127 pages,

In The Tempest, long considered one of Shakespeare's most lyrical plays, Prospero--a magician on an… read more

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28. The Welkin

By: Lucy Kirkwood

4.36

Format: 124 pages, Paperback

Rural Suffolk, 1759. As the country waits for Halley's Comet, Sally Poppy is sentenced to hang for … read more

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  • plays
Cover of England (Oberon Modern Plays) by Tim Crouch

29. England (Oberon Modern Plays)

By: Tim Crouch

3.37

Format: 64 pages, Paperback

"The patients like to look at the paintings. It helps them to feel better about their illnesses." T… read more

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  • plays
Cover of Pool (No Water) by Mark Ravenhill

30. Pool (No Water)

By: Mark Ravenhill

3.77

Format: 34 pages, Paperback

A famous artist invites her old friends to her luxurious new home. For one night only, the group is… read more

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  • theatre
  • plays
Cover of Three Birds Alighting on a Field by Timberlake Wertenbaker

31. Three Birds Alighting on a Field

By: Timberlake Wertenbaker

3.35

Format: 96 pages, Paperback

Art galleries and auction houses often artificially inflate the values of works of art and in doing… read more

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Edward Albee

4.06

Transform Your Habits

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George Bernard Shaw

3.89

Transform Your Habits

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William Shakespeare , Barbara A. Mowat , Paul Werstine , Catherine Belsey

3.95

Transform Your Habits

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Martin McDonagh

4.30

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Zdeněk Jirotka , Mark Adrian Corner

4.38

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Kytice

Karel Jaromír Erben

3.96

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Karel Čapek , Michael Henry Heim

4.23

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3.43

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