Plays and drama books to give as gifts
Gift ideas for someone who reads plays and drama. Every book starts a series or stands alone, and there's one book per author.
Out since 2025
Books in this genre first published last year or this year.
Sure bets
The books this genre's readers start from, for someone who hasn't read them yet.
- Oresteia
- The Oedipus Rex
The Oedipus Rex
Sophocles126 pages · Out 1842
A king sets out to find a murderer and uncovers a truth about himself, a model for tragic plotting.
- The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet
The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet
William Shakespeare168 pages · Out 1597
Two young lovers from feuding families, a compressed plot that moves quickly through dramatic irony.
- Tartuffe
- The Playboy of the Western World
- A Doll's House
- Miss Julie
- The Importance of Being Earnest
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How we choose
- Books come from the genre's page on BookSense, never from paid placement.
- No later books in a series: a gift should be one the person can start with.
- One book per author, and nothing flagged for sexual content or violence that suits only some readers.