Classic Drama (pre-1945)

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.

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.

Strindberg's gripping psychological drama about the battle of the sexes, in a version by Mike Poulton.

An irreverent and hugely entertaining 'sequel' to Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew.

The incendiary story of Henry VIII's chancellor, Sir Thomas More, executed for failing to arrange Henry's divorce from Catherine of Aragon.

A tragicomedy full of courtly intrigue, betrayal and jealousy. In the Nick Hern Books RSC Classics series.

Schiller'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.

A masterpiece of power and politics that explores the battle between honour and corruption, between truth and betrayal.

Ibsen's political comedy, in a crisp and satirical version by Andy Barrett.

A waspish city comedy attacking the vices of hypocrisy, greed, self-indulgence and social pretension.

An adaptation of Ibsen's extraordinary last play, When We Dead Awaken, one of his most deeply personal works.

A true modern classic from one of the twentieth century's most significant writers.

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

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.

Jean Cocteau's frank, ironic, bruisingly melodramatic play dealing with incest and the diseased love from which it stems.

A classic of German expressionism by an active revolutionary who was also an accomplished poet and playwright.

Schiller's grand historical tragedy, a battle of wits between Mary Queen of Scots and her captor, Queen Elizabeth I.

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