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Nick Hern Books

Classic Drama (pre-1945)

See also: Ancient Classic Drama; Drama Classics series.

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Hamlet

Hamlet

By William Shakespeare Edited by Nick de Somogyi

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

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The Hairy Ape & All God's Chillun Got Wings

The Hairy Ape & All God's Chillun Got Wings

By Eugene O'Neill

Two powerful expressionist plays from the early career of one of the twentieth century's most significant writers.

The Hairy Ape

The Hairy Ape

By Eugene O'Neill

A nightmarish condemnation of the dehumanising effects of industrialisation on the American people.

Published in volume The Hairy Ape & All God's Chillun Got Wings
    The Great God Brown

    The Great God Brown

    By Eugene O'Neill

    A demonstration of O'Neill's expressionistic experimentation with masks to emphasise the distinction between characters, and the lack of understanding in human relationships.

    Published in volume Desire Under the Elms & The Great God Brown
      The Government Inspector

      The Government Inspector

      By Nikolai Gogol Translated by Stephen Mulrine

      A classic satire of provincial bureaucracy, in an English translation by Stephen Mulrine. In the Nick Hern Books Drama Classics series.

      Ghosts

      Ghosts

      By Henrik Ibsen Translated by Stephen Mulrine

      An English version of Ibsen's great play, published in the Nick Hern Books Drama Classics series.

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      Ghosts

      Ghosts

      By Henrik Ibsen Adapted by Richard Eyre

      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.

      The Game Of Love And Chance

      The Game Of Love And Chance

      By Pierre Marivaux Translated by Stephen Mulrine

      The best known play by one of the most performed French playwrights - a sparkling 18th-century comedy of manners. In the Nick Hern Books Drama Classics series.

      Fuente Ovejuna

      Fuente Ovejuna

      By Lope de Vega Translated by Laurence Boswell

      A masterpiece by one of the greatest writers of the Spanish Golden Age, including one of the most memorable acts of resistance in world drama.

      French Without Tears

      French Without Tears

      By Terence Rattigan

      A masterpiece of light comedy from Terence Rattigan, about a group of bright young things attempting to learn French on the Riviera amid myriad distractions.

      French Without Tears

      French Without Tears (2015 edition)

      By Terence Rattigan

      Terence Rattigan’s sparkling comedy about a group of bright young things attempting to learn French on the Riviera amid myriad distractions, French Without Tears ran for over a thousand performances in the 1930s and remains a delight today.

      Flight

      Flight

      By Mikhail Bulgakov Adapted by Ron Hutchinson

      A rich and poetic play set during the Russian Civil War, by the author of The Master and Margarita.

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      The Fleer

      The Fleer

      By Edward Sharpham

      A bawdy, satiric and theatrically allusive comedy that was extremely popular with seventeenth-century readers.

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      A Flea in Her Ear

      A Flea in Her Ear

      By Georges Feydeau Translated by Kenneth McLeish

      A classic French farce of infidelity and mistaken identity. In the Nick Hern Books Drama Classics series.

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      Flare Path

      Flare Path

      By Terence Rattigan

      A moving story of love and loyalty, courage and fear, based on Terence Rattigan's own experiences as a tail gunner in the Second World War.

      First Episode

      First Episode

      By Terence Rattigan and Philip Heimann

      Terence Rattigan's first play, published for the first time in this edition to mark the centenary of his birth. With an authoritative introduction by Rattigan scholar Dan Rebellato. 

      Faust: Parts I & II

      Faust: Parts I & II

      By Johann Wolfgang Goethe Adapted by Howard Brenton

      A two-part version of Goethe's great work, retaining the mighty scope, linguistic daring and philosophical intricacy of the original.

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      Faust Parts 1 & 2

      Faust Parts 1 & 2

      By Johann Wolfgang Goethe Translated by John Clifford

      A fresh, performable version by John Clifford of Goethe's 'unstageable' masterpiece.

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