| RATTIGAN | Terence --, author of the play 'Separate Tables' (8) |
| BURGOYNE | John --, British general in the American Revolutionary War, and author of the play 'The Maid of the Oaks' (8) |
| CONGREVE | William, author of the play The Way of the World (8) |
| SCHILLER | Johann, German author of the play The Robbers (8) |
| CHRISTIE | Agatha, author of the play The Mousetrap (8) |
| JMBARRIE | Author of the play Peter Pan |
| ACTAPART | Section of play separate to perform (3,1,4) |
| IRALEVIN | Writer of the play Deathtrap (3,5) |
| SYNGE | JM, author of the play The Playboy of the Western World (5) |
| HALL | Willis, author of the play The Long and the Short and the Tall (4) |
| WEBSTER | John, author of the play The Duchess of Malfi (7) |
| ORTON | Joe --, author of the play 'The Ruffian On the Stair' (5) |
| GIRAUDOUX | Jean, French author of the play The Madwoman of Chaillot (9) |
| OCASEY | Sean, author of the play The Shadow of a Gunman (6) |
| TENNESSEEWILLIAMS | Author of the play, The Glass Menagerie (9,8) |
| PIRANDELLO | Author of the play Six Characters in Search of an Author (10) |
| FRAYN | Michael -; author of the plays The Two of Us and Noises Off and novels including The Tin Men, Sweet Dreams, Headlong and Spies (5) |
| MAXIMGORKY | Author of the plays The Lower Depths and Children Of The Sun (5,5) |
| MILNE | Creator of Winnie-the-Pooh and writer of the play Toad of Toad Hall (5) |
| GRAY | Simon, author of the play The Common Pursuit (4) |
