Classic Drama (pre-1945)
See also: Ancient Classic Drama; Drama Classics series.
The Jew of Malta
Christopher Marlowe's drama of religious conflict, intrigue, and revenge, set on the island of Malta. In the Nick Hern Books Drama Classics series.
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Three Sisters
Chekhov's masterpiece of provincial claustrophobia, translated and introduced by Stephen Mulrine.
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By Henrik Ibsen Translated by Kenneth McLeishIbsen's revolutionary tale of a woman's awakening to her need for a life of her own.
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By Jean Cocteau Translated by Jeremy SamsJean Cocteau's frank, ironic, bruisingly melodramatic play dealing with incest and the diseased love from which it stems.
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The Illusion
By Pierre Corneille Adapted by Tony KushnerAn enchanting argument for the power of theatrical imagination over reality, The Illusion weaves obsession and caprice, romance and murder, fact and fiction, into an enticing exploration of the greatest illusion of all – love.
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Volpone
By Ben JonsonVolpone 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.
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The Devil is an Ass
By Ben JonsonBen Jonson's 1616 comedy about a junior demon who persuades his master Satan to let him spend a day in London.
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French Without Tears
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.
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After the Dance
Rattigan's brilliant attack on the hedonistic lifestyle of the ‘bright young things’ of the 1920s and 30s.
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£12.99£10.39Add to basketEbook£12.99£10.39Desire Under the Elms & The Great God Brown
Two plays from one of the twentieth century's most significant writers, developed and conceived in tandem, drawing on the raw experience of the author's own family relationships.
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Ah! Wilderness
An affectionate and witty comedy of recollection from one of the twentieth century's most significant writers. A family-based saga set in the years just before the First World War.
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The Beaux Stratagem
George Farquhar's immortal comedy about two young gentlemen with a misguided plan to get enrich themselves at the expense of a series of young heiresses.
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£4.99£3.99Add to basketEbook£4.99£3.99Miss Julie
By August Strindberg Translated by Kenneth McLeishStrindberg's classic naturalistic play, translated and introduced by Kenneth McLeish. In the Nick Hern Books Drama Classics series.
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£4.99£3.99Add to basketEbook£4.99£3.99The Importance of Being Earnest
By Oscar WildeOscar Wilde's undying comedy – in an edition to fit any handbag.
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Desire Under the Elms
A story of greed, yearning and murder with incest and infanticide, and edged with echoes of Ancient Greek tragedy within a New England farming family.
Published in volume Desire Under the Elms & The Great God BrownThe Great God Brown
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 BrownThe Machine Wreckers
By Ernst Toller Translated by Ashley DukesA classic of German expressionism by an active revolutionary who was also an accomplished poet and playwright.
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Faust: Parts I & II
By Johann Wolfgang Goethe Adapted by Howard BrentonA two-part version of Goethe's great work, retaining the mighty scope, linguistic daring and philosophical intricacy of the original.
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