Machinal was included in Burns Mantle's The Best Plays of 1928–29.[20]
In 2013, Machinal was included on Entertainment Weekly's list of the "50 Greatest Plays of the Past 100 Years".[2]
In 2015, theatre critic Michael Billington included the play in his list of the "101 greatest plays" ever written in any western language.[3]
In 2019, Machinal was named as one of the "40 best plays of all time" by The Independent.[1]
In 2020, Machinal was included on BroadwayWorld's list of the "101 GREATEST PLAYS of the Past 100 Years".[21]
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.[22]
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).[23]
