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Classic Drama (pre-1945)

See also: Ancient Classic Drama; Drama Classics series.

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Player Kings

Player Kings

Shakespeare's Henry IV Parts 1 & 2

By William Shakespeare Adapted by Robert Icke

Shakespeare's great history plays, Henry IV Parts 1 & 2, brought together in a visionary new version adapted by award-winning writer and director Robert Icke.

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An Enemy of the People

An Enemy of the People

By Henrik Ibsen Adapted by Thomas Ostermeier and Florian Borchmeyer

Ibsen's provocative play about truth in a society driven by power and money, given a startling contemporary spin in Thomas Ostermeier and Florian Borchmeyer's acclaimed version, here in an English translation by Duncan Macmillan.

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Macbeth

Macbeth (Donmar Warehouse edition)

By William Shakespeare Edited by Max Webster

Shakespeare's most extraordinary psychological drama in a version premiered at the Donmar Warehouse in 2023, starring David Tennant and Cush Jumbo, directed by Max Webster. With behind-the-scenes material exploring how the production was conceived and developed.

Ivanov

Ivanov

By Anton Chekhov Translated by Richard Nelson, Richard Pevear and Larissa Volokhonsky

Chekhov's character study of a man undone by his own spiritual malaise, in a brilliant translation by a world-renowned team of translators.

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John Gabriel Borkman

John Gabriel Borkman (Bridge Theatre version)

By Henrik Ibsen Adapted by Lucinda Coxon

A gripping version of Ibsen's most contemporary play, first performed at the Bridge Theatre, London, in 2022.

Othello

Othello (Frantic Assembly version)

By William Shakespeare Adapted by Scott Graham and Steven Hoggett

Frantic Assembly's electrifying take on Shakespeare's tragedy of paranoia, sex and murder, firmly rooted in a volatile twenty-first century.

Uncle Vanya

Uncle Vanya

By Anton Chekhov Adapted by Conor McPherson

Conor McPherson's stunning adaptation of the Anton Chekhov masterpiece, a portrayal of life at the turn of the twentieth century, full of tumultuous frustration, dark humour and hidden passions.

Creditors

Creditors

By August Strindberg Translated by Howard Brenton

Passionate, dangerously funny, and enduringly perceptive, a wickedly enjoyable black comedy that Strindberg considered his masterpiece.

Three Sisters

Three Sisters

By Anton Chekhov Adapted by Cordelia Lynn

Cordelia Lynn's version of Chekhov's play, about three sisters trapped in a provincial town, waiting for their lives to begin.

Miss Julie & Creditors

Miss Julie & Creditors

Two plays by August Strindberg

By August Strindberg Translated by Howard Brenton

August Strindberg's classic portrayals of secrets and lies, seduction and power – both written in the summer of 1888 – in brilliant new versions by Howard Brenton.

Queen Margaret

Queen Margaret

By William Shakespeare Adapted by Jeanie O'Hare

Using Shakespeare’s orginal lines, alongside new text, Jeanie O’Hare retells The Wars of the Roses through the eyes of the extraordinary Margaret of Anjou.

The Cherry Orchard

The Cherry Orchard

By Anton Chekhov Adapted by Stephen Karam

A fresh take on Chekhov's classic play, by the Tony Award-winning playwright of The Humans.

Machinal

Machinal (2018 edition)

By Sophie Treadwell

A powerful expressionist drama from the 1920s about the dependent status of women in an increasingly mechanised society, based on the true story of Ruth Snyder.

The Seagull

The Seagull

By Anton Chekhov Translated by Richard Nelson, Richard Pevear and Larissa Volokhonsky

A unique edition of Chekhov's play in a brilliant translation by a world-renowned team of translators.

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Molière, or The Cabal of Hypocrites & Don Quixote

Molière, or The Cabal of Hypocrites & Don Quixote

Two plays

By Mikhail Bulgakov Translated by Richard Nelson, Richard Pevear and Larissa Volokhonsky

Two plays by the acclaimed Russian author and playwright Mikhail Bulgakov, in fresh new translations by preeminent Russian translators Richard Pevear and Larissa Volokhonsky, along with prominent playwright Richard Nelson.

The Lady from the Sea

The Lady from the Sea

By Henrik Ibsen Adapted by Elinor Cook

Ibsen's moving play about duty and self-determination, relocated to the Caribbean in the 1950s.

Three Sisters

Three Sisters

By Anton Chekhov Translated by Tracy Letts

An energetic and vitalizing adaptation of one of Anton Chekhov's most beloved plays.

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Miss Julie

Miss Julie

By August Strindberg Adapted by Howard Brenton

A brilliant adaptation of Strindberg's groundbreaking masterpiece.

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