Aphra Behn fans campaign for statue of playwright in Canterbury home
Fundraisers say 17th-century author who was first woman to make her living as a professional writer should be celebrated by town
October 2019
Newly discovered drama, The Dutch Lady, is found to be a source for Aphra Behn plays
Computer software designed to spot plagiarism by students reveals debt to anonymous playwright
September 2016
The Rover review – the RSC's randy fiesta is laced with innuendo
A cavalier meets his match among strong women in Loveday Ingram’s carnivalesque production of Aphra Behn’s 17th-century comedy
March 2016
Rachel Cooke's shelf life
In praise of little black numbers
The addition of 46 titles to Penguin’s Little Black Classics, from Jane Austen to the suffragettes, gives cause for renewed celebration
September 2015
From Oedipus to The History Boys: Michael Billington's 101 greatest plays
In his new book, the Guardian’s theatre critic has selected what he thinks are the 101 greatest plays ever written, in any language – so do you agree?
March 2015
The 10 best ...
International Women’s Day: the 10 best feminists
On Sunday 8 March, it’s International Women’s Day. To celebrate, we pay tribute to 10 inspirational feminists
October 2011
10 of the best
John Mullan's 10 of the best: women dressed as men
The symphony and the novel – a harmonious couple?
February 2010
Carol Rumens's poem of the week
Poem of the week: A Letter to a Brother of the Pen in Tribulation by Aphra Behn
Carol Rumens: This time, an Augustan satire that has lost none of its bite
July 2009
The Rover
Southwark Playhouse, London Naomi Jones's production has charm and freshness, particularly in the early intimate scenes played in the theatre's galleried bar area, writes Lyn Gardner
April 2006
Picaresque polemic
In the third of her articles on the novel, Jane Smiley considers the work of Aphra Behn, who wrote about treachery and violence as well as expressing more 'feminine' feelings.
