Nick Hern Books

Classic Drama (pre-1945)

See also: Ancient Classic Drama; Drama Classics series.

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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.

Thyestes

Thyestes

By Seneca Translated by Caryl Churchill

Atreus, Agamemnon's father, takes revenge on his brother Thyestes by murdering Thyestes' sons and serving their flesh up for their father's dinner.

'Tis Pity She's a Whore

'Tis Pity She's a Whore

By John Ford

A classic tragedy of incestuous love between brother and sister. Published in the Nick Hern Books Drama Classics series.

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A Touch of the Poet

A Touch of the Poet

By Eugene O'Neill

A powerful play tracking the Yankee experience from innocence to corruption, from one of the twentieth century's most significant writers.

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A Tragic Figure

A Tragic Figure

By Anton Chekhov Translated by Stephen Mulrine

A comic duologue about a civil servant sweltering in Moscow coping with the incessant demands of his family from their summer dacha.

Published in volume Chekhov: Shorts
    Twelfth Night

    Twelfth Night

    By William Shakespeare Edited by Nick de Somogyi

    An edition of the play in the Shakespeare Folios series, offering the absolute authenticity of the First Folio in a totally accessible form.

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    Ubu

    Ubu

    The Ubu Plays: King Ubu, Cuckold Ubu & Slave Ubu

    By Alfred Jarry Translated by Kenneth McLeish

    Alfred Jarry's trilogy of plays about the comically grotesque character of Pa Ubu, satirising power, greed, and bourgeois pretension.

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    Uncle Vanya

    Uncle Vanya

    By Anton Chekhov Translated by Stephen Mulrine

    Chekhov's great play about an elderly professor whose plans to sell off his rural estate threaten the livelihoods of those who have worked tirelessly to keep the estate going.

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    Uncle Vanya

    Uncle Vanya

    By Anton Chekhov Adapted by Annie Baker

    A version of Chekhov's classic play by the celebrated US playwright, Annie Baker.

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    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.

    Volpone

    Volpone

    By Ben Jonson

    Volpone is a Venetian aristocrat, a loveable rogue who enjoys the cunning pursuit of wealth more than money itself. Pretending to be mortally ill, he watches as his greedy neighbours swarm around him with expensive gifts in the hope of inheriting his fortune.

    Wallenstein

    Wallenstein

    By Friedrich Schiller Adapted by Mike Poulton

    Schiller's epic trilogy set during the Thirty Years' War, adapted into a gripping single play with all the drama and twists of fate of a Shakespearean tragedy.

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    The Way of the World

    The Way of the World

    By William Congreve

    A classic comedy of manners from the Restoration period. In the Nick Hern Books Drama Classics series.

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    The Wedding

    The Wedding

    By Anton Chekhov Translated by Stephen Mulrine

    A one-act play by Chekhov in a translation by Chekhov expert Stephen Mulrine.

    Published in volume Chekhov: Shorts
      The White Devil

      The White Devil

      By John Webster

      The Italian Court is riddled with corruption in this classic Jacobean tragedy. In the Nick Hern Books Drama Classics series.

      The White Devil

      The White Devil (RSC version)

      By John Webster

      A violent tragedy, regarded as one of the great works of Jacobean theatre. Features the text edited for the 2014 RSC production, and introductions by key members of its creative team.

      The Widowing of Mrs Holroyd

      The Widowing of Mrs Holroyd

      By D H Lawrence Introduction by Colin Counsell

      An intense and powerful drama set in a Nottinghamshire mining town. In the Nick Hern Books Drama Classics series.

      The Wild Duck

      The Wild Duck

      By Henrik Ibsen Translated by Stephen Mulrine

      Ibsen's masterpiece of modern tragicomedy, in an English translation by Stephen Mulrine. In the Nick Hern Books Drama Classics series.

      Wilde: Four Plays

      Wilde: Four Plays

      By Oscar Wilde

      All four of Oscar Wilde's famous plays in one volume, with an introduction by Emma French.

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      The Winter's Tale

      The Winter's Tale

      By William Shakespeare Edited by Nick de Somogyi

      An edition of the play in the Shakespeare Folios series - offering the absolute authenticity of the First Folio in a totally accessible form.

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      The Winter's Tale

      The Winter's Tale (Plays at the Garrick edition)

      By William Shakespeare Edited by Kenneth Branagh

      The official tie-in edition to the Kenneth Branagh Theatre Company's 2015 production, starring Judi Dench. Featuring exclusive additional content.

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      The Wise Woman of Hoxton

      The Wise Woman of Hoxton

      By Thomas Heywood

      A city comedy complete with cross-dressing and disguise, dating from around 1605.

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      The Witch of Edmonton

      The Witch of Edmonton

      By Thomas Dekker, John Ford and William Rowley

      Dekker, Ford and Rowley's remarkable play, published here in an RSC Prompt Book edition with introductions by key members of the creative team behind the RSC revival in 2014.

      The Witches of Lancashire

      The Witches of Lancashire

      By Thomas Heywood and Richard Brome

      A sensational dramatisation of the seventeenth-century witch trials, first performed at the original Globe Theatre in 1634.

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