| SHAFFER | Peter _, English dramatist whose plays included Amadeus (1979) (7) |
| RUSSELL | Willy _, English dramatist whose works include 1980's Educating Rita (7) |
| FRAYN | Michael _, English dramatist whose plays include Noises Off (5) |
| PINERO | Sir Arthur Wing ___, English dramatist whose works include Dandy Dick and The Second Mrs Tanqueray |
| HAROLDPINTER | English dramatist whose plays included The Caretaker (1960) |
| JERROLD | Douglas ___, 19th-century English dramatist whose plays include Black-Eyed Susan; or, All in the Downs (7) |
| ACKROYD | Peter ___, English biographer, novelist and critic whose novels include Hawksmoor (7) |
| RACINE | Jean ---, 17th Century French tragic poet and dramatist whose plays included Andromaque (6) |
| EURIPIDES | Greek tragic dramatist whose plays included Alcestis and Medea (9) |
| WEBSTER | John ___, English dramatist; The White Devil (1612), The Duchess of Malfi (1613) etc. (7) |
| RATTIGAN | Terence - - -, 20th Century British dramatist whose plays included The Winslow Boy and The Browning Version (8) |
| MARLOWE | Christopher, 16c English dramatist whose works include Edward II (7) |
| OSBORNE | John _, English dramatist (7) |
| GABRIEL | Peter _; English singer-songwriter (7) |
| TERENCE | English dramatist whose works include The Winslow Boy (1946) and Separate Tables (1954) (7,8) |
| GILBERT | William Schwenck ___, English dramatist, librettist, poet and illustrator best known for his collaboration with Sir Arthur Sullivan |
| KELLNER | Peter ___, English journalist and political commentator who was President of YouGov from 2007 to 2016 |
| BENJONSON | English dramatist whose plays include The Alchemist (3,6) |
| NOELCOWARD | English dramatist whose plays include 'Hay Fever' (4,6) |
| JOHNVANBRUGH | English dramatist whose plays include Restoration comedies The Relapse and The Provoked Wife |
