Drama
- Thomas Baker, The Humour of the Age
- Colley Cibber, Love Makes a Man; or, The Fop's Fortune: A comedy (published; performed 13 December 1700); a combination of two plays by Beaumont and Fletcher: The Custom of the Country and The Elder Brother
- William Congreve, The Judgment of Paris: A masque, performed in March
- Thomas D'Urfey, The Bath; or, The Western Lass: A comedy
- George Farquhar, Sir Harry Wildair, performed c. April; sequel to The Constant Couple 1699
- Charles Gildon, Love's Victim; or, the Queen of Wales; A tragedy, published anonymously; performed this year
- George Granville, 1st Baron Lansdowne, The Jew of Venice: A comedy, published anonymously; performed c. May
- Peter Anthony Motteux, The Masque of Acis and Galatea, performed c. March
- Mary Pix, The Double Distress: A tragedy, performed c. March
- Nicholas Rowe, The Ambitious Step-Mother, performed, possibly, in December
- Sir Edward Sherburne, translator and editor, The Tragedies of L. Annaeus Seneca
- Richard Steele, The Funeral; or, Grief a-la-mode: A comedy, published this year, although the work states "1702", performed sometime between October 9 and December 11
- Catherine Trotter, later Cockburn:
- Love at a Loss; or, Most Votes Carry It: A comedy, performed November 23, 1700
- The Unhappy Penitent: A tragedy, performed February 4
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