Classic Drama (pre-1945)
See also: Ancient Classic Drama; Drama Classics series.
Arden of Faversham
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.
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The Roaring Girl
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.
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Chekhov: Shorts
A collection of five of Anton Chekhov’s best-known short plays, in brand new English translations.
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£12.99£10.39There is limited availability of this title. Please enquire before placing your order.Ebook£12.99£10.39The Bear
By Anton Chekhov Translated by Stephen MulrineA one-act comic play about a reclusive young widow whose life takes a surprisingly romantic turn.
Published in volume Chekhov: ShortsThe Proposal
By Anton Chekhov Translated by Stephen MulrineA brilliantly funny one-act play about a hypochondriac attempting to propose to an argumentative young woman.
Published in volume Chekhov: ShortsA Tragic Figure
By Anton Chekhov Translated by Stephen MulrineA 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: ShortsOn the Evils of Tobacco
By Anton Chekhov Translated by Stephen MulrineA bittersweet monologue in which a scientific lecture is hijacked by thoughts of domestic misery.
Published in volume Chekhov: ShortsThe Wedding
By Anton Chekhov Translated by Stephen MulrineA one-act play by Chekhov in a translation by Chekhov expert Stephen Mulrine.
Published in volume Chekhov: ShortsSwansong
By Anton Chekhov Translated by Stephen MulrineA comic duologue about a melancholy old actor perked up by memories of past glories.
Published in volume Chekhov: ShortsGhosts
By Henrik Ibsen Adapted by Richard EyreRichard 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.
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£11.99£9.59Add to basketEbook£11.99£9.59Liolà
By Tanya Ronder Original author Luigi PirandelloA funny and touching new version of Pirandello's high-spirited drama, set at the heart of a rural community where property and family unleash fierce passions.
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By Howard Brenton Original author August StrindbergA gripping new version of Strindberg's masterly, darkly hilarious depiction of the struggles and strains of marriage.
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£9.99£7.99Add to basketEbook£9.99£7.99Medea (Headlong version)
By Euripides Adapted by Mike BartlettA bold new version of the classic tragedy by one of Britain's hottest playwrights.
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The Servant of Two Masters
By Carlo Goldoni Translated by Stephen MulrineA classic Italian comedy that remains blisteringly hilarious and relevant, over two hundred and fifty years after it was written. In the Nick Hern Books Drama Classics series.
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£5.99£4.79Add to basketEbook£5.99£4.79The House of Bernarda Alba
By Federico García Lorca Translated by Jo CliffordLorca's extraordinarily powerful drama, the last he wrote before his assassination, explores the darkness at the heart of repression.
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£4.99£3.99Add to basketEbook£4.99£3.99The Widowing of Mrs Holroyd
By D H Lawrence Introduction by Colin CounsellAn intense and powerful drama set in a Nottinghamshire mining town. In the Nick Hern Books Drama Classics series.
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£4.50£3.60Add to basketEbook£4.99£3.99An Enemy of the People
By Henrik Ibsen Translated by Stephen MulrineIbsen's play about an idealistic doctor whose moral resolve is put to the test when he discovers that the waters from which his native spa town draws its wealth are dangerously contaminated.
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£4.50£3.60There is limited availability of this title. Please enquire before placing your order.Ebook£4.99£3.99Judgement Day
By Henrik Ibsen Adapted by Mike PoultonAn adaptation of Ibsen's extraordinary last play, When We Dead Awaken, one of his most deeply personal works.
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