English Drama in the Twentieth Century the Older Dramatists

Older dramatists such as G.B. Shaw, Sean O'Casey, James Barrie, John Galsworthy, J.B. Priestley, and Somerset Maugham kept writing plays up to the 1940's. But the language and the themes in drama are bound to change with the passing of time. Most plays depend on the spoken or colloquial language; and changes in this field are unpredictable.
The Attempt to Revive Poetic Drama:
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