This is a list of British dramatists who wrote their plays in the 1950s or later.
A–G
Michael Abbensetts Rodney Ackland Jim Allen Karim Alrawi Jeffrey Archer John Arden Alan Ayckbourn Enid Bagnold John Roman Baker Howard Barker Peter Barnes Mike Bartlett Richard Bean Alistair Beaton Alan Bennett Steven Berkoff Tess Berry-Hart Torben Betts Alice Birch Alan Bleasdale Robert Bolt Edward Bond Leslie Bonnet John Griffith Bowen Howard Brenton Jon Brittain Moira Buffini Gregory Burke Margaret Busby Leo Butler Jez Butterworth Glyn Cannon Jim Cartwright
James Martin Charlton Caryl Churchill Ray Cooney Noël Coward Lucinda Coxon Martin Crimp Patricia Cumper Sarah Daniels April De Angelis Shelagh Delaney William Douglas-Home Stuart Draper Nell Dunn
E–K
David Edgar Helen Edmundson David Eldridge Inua Ellams Ben Elton Kevin Elyot
Tim Firth
Michael Frayn Terence Frisby Christopher Fry Pam Gems Juliet Gilkes Romero John Godber Simon Gray Debbie tucker green Bonnie Greer David Greig Trevor Griffiths Nick Grosso
Willis Hall Christopher Hampton David Hare Zinnie Harris Tony Harrison Ronald Harwood Sam Holcroft Dusty Hughes
Stephen Jeffreys Ann Jellicoe Hywel John Catherine Johnson Terry Johnson Sarah Kane Barrie Keeffe Dennis Kelly Tom Kempinski Hanif Kureishi
L–R
Maeve Larkin Bryony Lavery Mike Leigh Sue Lenier Stephen Lowe Clare Lizzimore
Sharman Macdonald John McGrath Tom McGrath Jenny McLeod Patrick Marber Tony Marchant Frank Marcus Derek Marlowe Mustapha Matura Deborah McAndrew David Mercer Anthony Minghella Adrian Mitchell Colin Morris John Mortimer Tom Morton-Smith Peter Morgan Chloe Moss Bill Naughton Anthony Neilson Peter Nichols William Nicholson Joe Orton John Osborne Gary Owen Paul O'Grady Louise Page Michael Pertwee Caryl Phillips Winsome Pinnock Harold Pinter Alan Plater Stephen Poliakoff Alan Pollock Dennis Potter David Pownall J.B. Priestley Peter Quilter Terence Rattigan Mark Ravenhill Dan Rebellato Lynn Redgrave Michael Redgrave Philip Ridley David Rudkin Willy Russell
S–Z
James Saunders Anthony Shaffer Peter Shaffer Ade Solanke Colin Spencer Simon Stephens Tom Stoppard David Storey C. P. Taylor Peter Terson Ben Travers Miles Tredinnick Peter Ustinov Laura Wade Michael Wall Phoebe Waller-Bridge Timberlake Wertenbaker Arnold Wesker Peter Whelan Hugh Whitemore Nigel Williams Roy Williams Snoo Wilson Charles Wood Nicholas Wright Benjamin Yeoh
See also
List of British playwrights List of playwrights List of Scottish dramatists Lists of writers Drama In-yer-face theatre Kitchen sink drama Theatre Stage play