Classic Drama (pre-1945)

A classically bawdy Restoration Comedy, widely regarded as one of the filthiest and funniest plays ever written.

A 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.

A classic satire on chivalric romances. In the Nick Hern Books Drama Classics series.

Moliere's comic masterpiece about an irreclaimable hypocrite - one of the most famous French plays of all time.

An English version of Ibsen's great play, published in the Nick Hern Books Drama Classics series.

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.

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.

Philip Massinger's chilling play of revenge, lust and murder.

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.

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.

An edition of the play in the Shakespeare Folios series - offering the absolute authenticity of the First Folio in a totally accessible form.

An edition of the play in the Shakespeare Folios series - offering the absolute authenticity of the First Folio in a totally accessible form.

An edition of Shakespeare's play in the Shakespeare Folios series - offering the absolute authenticity of the First Folio in a totally accessible form.

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

An anonymous Elizabethan play about the ancient king of Britain, a prime source for Shakespeare's version of the story.

A sensational dramatisation of the seventeenth-century witch trials, first performed at the original Globe Theatre in 1634.

A city comedy complete with cross-dressing and disguise, dating from around 1605.

A classic tragedy of incestuous love between brother and sister. Published in the Nick Hern Books Drama Classics series.