The best plays, according to hackers
5 plays recommended in Hacker News comments over the past year, ranked by how many separate people recommend each one.
- Most recommendedArcadia by Tom Stoppard7 people recommend it
- Free and lovedHamlet by William Shakespeare6 people recommend it
All plays
- Arcadia by Tom StoppardPeople recommend Arcadia as Stoppard's best play and the best entry point into his work, praising its intellectual cleverness and emotional depth.7recommend
- Hamlet by William ShakespeareRecommended as an excellent play that many find confusing on the page but clear when performed. The most common caveat is that reading it alone can feel confusing and lifeless.6recommend
- Shakespeare's plays by William ShakespeareRecommended for plays close enough to modern English to enjoy and for building appreciation of language; the most common caveat is the archaic, flowery speech.4recommend
- Macbeth by William ShakespearePeople recommend it as a fun work of fiction with impressive protagonists, and say it is appreciated more with the right lens from early teaching. No complaints were raised.3recommend
- Faust by GoetheThe quotes here do not clearly describe the book; the praise mentions Faust, an audio programming language, so the reason for recommending this book is unclear.3recommend