Classic Drama (pre-1945)
See also: Ancient Classic Drama; Drama Classics series.
Believe What You Will
A Middle-Eastern leader comes out of hiding, and is hounded from state to state by the forces of the Roman Empire who threaten sanctions and ultimately war on anyone who harbours him.
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Sejanus: His Fall
A gripping historical tragedy, set in the time of the Roman Emperor Tiberius, about a man ruthlessly working his way to the top, destroying everyone in his path.
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The Father
Strindberg's gripping psychological drama about the battle of the sexes, in a version by Mike Poulton.
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An irreverent and hugely entertaining 'sequel' to Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew.
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Thomas More
The incendiary story of Henry VIII's chancellor, Sir Thomas More, executed for failing to arrange Henry's divorce from Catherine of Aragon.
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The Malcontent
By John MarstonA tragicomedy full of courtly intrigue, betrayal and jealousy. In the Nick Hern Books RSC Classics series.
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Wallenstein
By Friedrich Schiller Adapted by Mike PoultonSchiller's epic trilogy set during the Thirty Years' War, adapted into a gripping single play with all the drama and twists of fate of a Shakespearean tragedy.
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Luise Miller
By Friedrich Schiller Adapted by Mike PoultonA masterpiece of power and politics that explores the battle between honour and corruption, between truth and betrayal.
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The League of Youth
By Henrik Ibsen Adapted by Andy BarrettIbsen's political comedy, in a crisp and satirical version by Andy Barrett.
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The City Madam (RSC edition)
A waspish city comedy attacking the vices of hypocrisy, greed, self-indulgence and social pretension.
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Judgement 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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Long Day's Journey into Night
A true modern classic from one of the twentieth century's most significant writers.
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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
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 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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Mary Stuart
By Friedrich Schiller Translated by Jeremy SamsSchiller's grand historical tragedy, a battle of wits between Mary Queen of Scots and her captor, Queen Elizabeth I.
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By Mikhail Bulgakov Adapted by Ron HutchinsonA rich and poetic play set during the Russian Civil War, by the author of The Master and Margarita.
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