Can you recognise a playwright from their first work?
Debut plays can be instant classics and false starts. From Ibsen's Catilina to Shaffer's Five Finger Exercise, they often contain thrilling hints of where a dramatist is headingImagine that a theatre near you announced a repertoire featuring plays by Edward Albee, Edward Bond, Caryl Churchill, David Hare, Henrik Ibsen, David Mamet and Tom Stoppard. Before you book a season ticket, here's the catch. The Ibsen is not A…