Classic Drama (pre-1945)

Richard Eyre's version of Ibsen's Ghosts is a fresh and vivid depiction of a woman who yearns for emotional and sexual freedom, but who is too timid to achieve it.

A collection of five of Anton Chekhov’s best-known short plays, in brand new English translations.

A one-act comic play about a reclusive young widow whose life takes a surprisingly romantic turn.

A brilliantly funny one-act play about a hypochondriac attempting to propose to an argumentative young woman.

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

A bittersweet monologue in which a scientific lecture is hijacked by thoughts of domestic misery.

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

A comic duologue about a melancholy old actor perked up by memories of past glories.

A hilarious city comedy by the authors of A Mad World, My Masters and The Shoemaker's Holiday. features the text edited for the RSC production, and introductions by key members of its creative team. Part of the RSC's Roaring Girls season.

A domestic tragedy about a woman plotting to have her husband murdered, Arden of Faversham was first published in 1592. Its authorship is unknown, although suggestions include Thomas Kyd, Christopher Marlowe and William Shakespeare.

A visceral new version of Strindberg’s compelling, bitingly funny battle of wills.

Jamie Lloyd's version of Shakespeare's Richard III, edited for his Trafalgar Transformed production of the play in 2014, with additional bonus material.

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.

A revelatory new translation of Gogol’s biting masterpiece by American playwright Richard Nelson, in collaboration with the foremost contemporary translators of classic Russian literature, Richard Pevear and Larissa Volokhonsky.

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

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.

A fluid yet faithful adaptation of Ibsen's masterpiece.

A fresh translation of one of the permanent works in the Russian dramatic repertory, by renowned playwright Richard Nelson and the foremost contemporary translators of classic Russian literature, Richard Pevear and Larissa Volokhonsky.