This dissertation shall endeavour to explore the cultural art form of theatre through productions of six plays. These will be William Shakespeare’s Macbeth (1606) and Romeo and Juliet (1599), Oscar Wilde’s A Woman of No Importance (1892) and The Importance of Being Earnest (1895) and James Graham’s This House (2012) and Quiz (2017). Each chapter is dedicated to one of these playwrights and features at least one production which was staged at Chichester Festival Theatre. These plays and productions will be analysed to suggest the perceived interpretations of directors as inspired by their social contexts. Social attitudes at the time are examined in relation to these performances, signifying that theatre and its context are clearly connected.