play reading event of Machinal was led by the Crane Creations Theatre Company. This monthly event is hosted by professional theatre artists and aims to spread awareness of playwrights from around the globe. Legacy Machinal was included in Burns Mantle's The Best Plays of 1928–29. In 2013, Machinal was included on Entertainment Weekly's list of the "50 Greatest Plays of the Past 100 Years". In 2015, theatre critic Michael Billington included the play in his list of the "101 greatest plays" ever written in any western language. In 2019, Machinal was named as one of the "40 best plays of all time" by The Independent. In 2020, Machinal was included on BroadwayWorld's list of the "101 GREATEST PLAYS of the Past 100 Years". Accolades The Royal National Theatre production won three 1994 Laurence Olivier Awards, for Best Revival of a Play or Comedy, for Fiona Shaw as Best Actress and Stephen Daldry as Best Director of a Play. Ian MacNeil was nominated as Best Set Designer. The 2014 Broadway production received four 2014 Tony Award nominations: Best Scenic Design of a Play (Es Devlin), Best Costume Design of a Play (Michael Krass), Best Lighting Design of a Play (Jane Cox) and Best Sound Design of a Play (Matt Tierney). References Sources Treadwell, Sophie. 1993. Machinal. London: Nick Hern Books and Royal National Theatre, London. . External links 1928 plays Broadway plays Expressionist plays Mariticide in fiction Off-Broadway plays Plays based on actual events Plays by Sophie Treadwell West End plays