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Nick Hern Books

Classic Drama (pre-1945)

See also: Ancient Classic Drama; Drama Classics series.

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The York Mystery Plays

The York Mystery Plays

Adapted by Mike Poulton

The greatest story ever told, in a version by Mike Poulton, premiered at York Minster in May 2016.

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Yerma

Yerma

By Federico García Lorca Translated by Jo Clifford

Lorca's tale of an impassioned, childless woman who is driven by madness to commit a heinous crime. In the Nick Hern Books Drama Classics series.

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Woyzeck

Woyzeck

By Georg Büchner Translated by Gregory Motton

One of the most performed and influential plays in German theatre, a modern classic that remains frighteningly relevant today. In the Nick Hern Books Drama Classics series.

Women Beware Women

Women Beware Women

By Thomas Middleton

A Jacobean gore-fest of enforced seduction and ultimate revenge. In the Nick Hern Books Drama Classics series.

A Woman of No Importance

A Woman of No Importance

By Oscar Wilde

Oscar Wilde's audacious drama of social scandal centres around the revelation of a long-concealed secret. In the Nick Hern Books Drama Classics series.

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A Woman Killed with Kindness

A Woman Killed with Kindness

By Thomas Heywood Edited by Trevor Griffiths

A startling domestic thriller from the seventeenth century, one of the first tragedies ever to be written about ordinary people. In the Nick Hern Books Drama Classics series.

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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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 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 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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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.

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.

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 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 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 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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