Classic Drama (pre-1945)
See also: Ancient Classic Drama; Drama Classics series.
The Island Princess
A lyrical and poetic Discovery Play about Princess Quisara of the Indonesian island of Tidore, who vows to marry the man who can free her imprisoned brother.
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A Shoemaker, A Gentleman
In this entertainingly far-fetched play, Rowley combines mythical tales of the origin of St Alban's with folklore about the craft of shoemaking to produce a comic history which draws together the foundations of British nationhood.
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Eastward Ho!
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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Edward III
Officially attributed to Shakespeare only in 1998, Edward III is set in the age of chivalry and chronicles the beginning of the 100 Years War. Following the exploits of Edward, the Black Prince, it also acts as a prequel to Richard II.
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By Molière Translated by Martin SorrellMoliere's comic masterpiece about an irreclaimable hypocrite - one of the most famous French plays of all time.
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By Henrik Ibsen Translated by Stephen MulrineAn English version of Ibsen's great play, published in the Nick Hern Books Drama Classics series.
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The Knight of the Burning Pestle
A classic satire on chivalric romances. In the Nick Hern Books Drama Classics series.
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Phedra
By Jean Racine Translated by Julie RoseRacine's reworking of Euripides' Hippolytus, celebrated for its tragic construction and the richness of its language.
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The Country Wife
A classically bawdy Restoration Comedy, widely regarded as one of the filthiest and funniest plays ever written.
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£4.99£3.99Add to basketEbook£4.99£3.99The Marriage of Figaro
By Pierre Beaumarchais Translated by Stephen MulrineA classic five-act French comedy by Beaumarchais, the source for Mozart's famous opera of the same name. In the Nick Hern Books Drama Classics series.
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Hamlet
By William Shakespeare Edited by Nick de SomogyiAn 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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Twelfth Night
By William Shakespeare Edited by Nick de SomogyiAn edition of the play in the Shakespeare Folios series, offering the absolute authenticity of the First Folio in a totally accessible form.
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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 William Shakespeare Edited by Nick de SomogyiAn 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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Lulu
By Frank Wedekind Adapted by Nicholas WrightThe 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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The Lady From the Sea
By Henrik Ibsen Translated by Kenneth McLeishOne of Ibsen's most powerful studies of female psychology, in the Nick Hern Books Drama Classics series.
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Blood Wedding & Yerma
García Lorca's two most famous plays translated by two of America's most gifted poets.
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