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C.P. Taylor’s most famous work, Good (1981), is a slow-burn masterpiece. It chronicles the psychological transformation of Halder, a well-meaning German professor, as he slides from intellectual liberalism into the moral abyss of the Nazi regime. It is not a play about villains with swastikas; it is a play about you —how good people make small compromises that lead to catastrophic evil.
C.P. Taylor died the same year Good opened. He never saw it become a global classic. The least we can do is read his words in a clean, accurate format.
If you are a university student, your library likely subscribes to Drama Online (from Bloomsbury). This is the gold standard. You can download a high-resolution PDF of the complete 1982 Methuen edition, including the author’s original introduction. Cost: Free with institutional login.
Note: "C.P. Taylor" refers to the prolific Scottish playwright (1929–1981), best known for plays like Good (about the moral corruption of a Nazi officer) and And a Nightingale Sang . Since PDFs of his work are often sought for academic or performance study, this post focuses on legal access, study guides, and analysis. Unlocking the Drama: Where to Find a Good C.P. Taylor PDF (And Why You Need One)
