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Playwright: Arthur Miller; Political context: Post-World War II America and the moral implications of war profiteering

Playwright: Sarah Kane; Political context: A graphic and brutal portrayal of war and its effects on individuals

Playwright: Rolf Hochhuth; Political context: Examination of Pope Pius XII's role during the Holocaust

Playwright: Caryl Churchill; Political context: Examination of women's roles in society and the workforce, with a focus on Thatcher-era policies

Playwright: Larry Kramer; Political context: Focus on the rise of the HIV/AIDS epidemic and the activism it inspired

Playwright: Bertolt Brecht; Political context: Critique of war and capitalism, set against the backdrop of the Thirty Years' War

Playwright: Clifford Odets; Political context: Depicts the struggles of the working class and union movements during the Great Depression

Playwright: Arthur Miller; Political context: Allegory for McCarthyism and the Red Scare

Playwright: Ariel Dorfman; Political context: Post-dictatorship in South America and the struggle for justice and reconciliation

Playwright: J.B. Priestley; Political context: Social responsibility and the impact of capitalism on working-class people in early 20th-century Britain

Playwright: Dario Fo; Political context: Satire inspired by the real-life death of an Italian railway worker and anarchist, Giuseppe Pinelli

Playwright: Tony Kushner; Political context: The AIDS crisis and Reagan-era politics

Playwright: Bertolt Brecht; Political context: Satirical allegory of Adolf Hitler's rise to power

Playwright: Peter Weiss; Political context: Exploration of revolutionary thinking and the nature of revolution