An interesting exploration of psychology and human interactions. Many of these plays center around the idea of relativity, in terms of how different individuals will view the same event. A great deal of philosophical discussion, along with some madcap antics at times, and a huge dose of postmodernism make for interesting reading and things to think about when the reading is over. It is not necessary to agree with the idea of right you are if you think you are in order to enjoy these plays; in fact, it isn't certain that the author agrees with it; the ambiguity in these plays reaches a proportion seldom seen except in Beckett. ( )

I give the five stars for It is sO (also called Right You Are, If You Think You Are) , a really brilliant Miss Phipps (that is, using the technique explained in "Miss Phipps Improvises" ) in which two contrasting possibilities are alternately supported.Besides, its very funny. Henry IV and Six Characters (despite the fame of the latter) I would rate 4, and I have no strong feeling for the other two plays. ( )

A seminal work in modern drama, and generally regarded as Pirandello's masterpiece, Six Characters in Search of an author is more thought provoking than entertaining (although I've never seen a live performance, and I imagine it works pretty well on stage). All of Pirandello's mature dramas explore the conflict between appearance and reality, and Six Characters adds an additional dimension by separating the "characters" from their author's concept (almost like a platonic "ideal" that is only vaguely understood by the author who puts the role on paper).

The other plays in this collection are less well known; as suggested above these plays all deal quite directly with appearances vs. reality (a central issue in theatre, obviously). Henry IV was my favorite. ( )