Classic Drama (pre-1945)
See also: Ancient Classic Drama; Drama Classics series.
The League of Youth
Ibsen's political comedy, in a crisp and satirical version by Andy Barrett.
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Judgement Day
An adaptation of Ibsen's extraordinary last play, When We Dead Awaken, one of his most deeply personal works.
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The Hairy Ape & All God's Chillun Got Wings
Two powerful expressionist plays from the early career of one of the twentieth century's most significant writers.
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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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Les Parents Terribles
Jean Cocteau's frank, ironic, bruisingly melodramatic play dealing with incest and the diseased love from which it stems.
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Flight
A rich and poetic play set during the Russian Civil War, by the author of The Master and Margarita.
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Lulu
The first version of Wedekind's celebrated erotic masterpiece to be based on the author's original text, restoring the clarity, the daring and the sexual explicitness of a modern masterpiece written a hundred years before its time.
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Rosmersholm
A portrait of idealism and democracy floundering in a society of conservatism and opportunism, considered by many to be Ibsen's dramatic masterpiece.
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A collaboratively written City Comedy which sees true love and virtue triumphing over social-climbing, deception and trickery. In the Nick Hern Books RSC Classics series.
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Exiles
By James JoyceJames Joyce's only play, a startlingly modern portrait of a marriage.
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Thyestes
By Seneca Translated by Caryl ChurchillAtreus, Agamemnon's father, takes revenge on his brother Thyestes by murdering Thyestes' sons and serving their flesh up for their father's dinner.
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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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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 Thomas Dekker and Thomas MiddletonA 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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Arden of Faversham
By anonymousA 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 White Devil (RSC version)
By John WebsterA 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.
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The Witch of Edmonton
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.
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Hedda Gabler (Abbey Theatre version)
By Henrik Ibsen Adapted by Mark O'RoweA fluid yet faithful adaptation of Ibsen's masterpiece.
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