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Classic Drama

This section contains titles labelled Classic Drama (pre-1945) and Ancient Classic Drama.

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Richard III

Richard III (West End edition)

By William Shakespeare Edited by Jamie Lloyd

Jamie Lloyd's version of Shakespeare's Richard III, edited for his Trafalgar Transformed production of the play in 2014, with additional bonus material.

The Dance of Death

The Dance of Death

By August Strindberg Adapted by Conor McPherson

A visceral new version of Strindberg’s compelling, bitingly funny battle of wills.

Arden of Faversham

Arden of Faversham

By anonymous

A 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 Roaring Girl

The Roaring Girl

By Thomas Dekker and Thomas Middleton

A 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.

Chekhov: Shorts

Chekhov: Shorts

By Anton Chekhov Translated by Stephen Mulrine

A collection of five of Anton Chekhov’s best-known short plays, in brand new English translations.

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The Bear

The Bear

By Anton Chekhov Translated by Stephen Mulrine

A one-act comic play about a reclusive young widow whose life takes a surprisingly romantic turn.

Published in volume Chekhov: Shorts
    The Proposal

    The Proposal

    By Anton Chekhov Translated by Stephen Mulrine

    A brilliantly funny one-act play about a hypochondriac attempting to propose to an argumentative young woman.

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      A Tragic Figure

      A Tragic Figure

      By Anton Chekhov Translated by Stephen Mulrine

      A comic duologue about a civil servant sweltering in Moscow coping with the incessant demands of his family from their summer dacha.

      Published in volume Chekhov: Shorts
        On the Evils of Tobacco

        On the Evils of Tobacco

        By Anton Chekhov Translated by Stephen Mulrine

        A bittersweet monologue in which a scientific lecture is hijacked by thoughts of domestic misery.

        Published in volume Chekhov: Shorts
          The Wedding

          The Wedding

          By Anton Chekhov Translated by Stephen Mulrine

          A one-act play by Chekhov in a translation by Chekhov expert Stephen Mulrine.

          Published in volume Chekhov: Shorts
            Swansong

            Swansong

            By Anton Chekhov Translated by Stephen Mulrine

            A comic duologue about a melancholy old actor perked up by memories of past glories.

            Published in volume Chekhov: Shorts
              Ghosts

              Ghosts

              By Henrik Ibsen Adapted by Richard Eyre

              Richard Eyre's version of Ibsen's Ghosts is a fresh and vivid depiction of a woman who yearns for emotional and sexual freedom, but who is too timid to achieve it.

              Liolà

              Liolà

              By Tanya Ronder Original author Luigi Pirandello

              A 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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              Dances of Death

              Dances of Death

              By Howard Brenton Original author August Strindberg

              A gripping new version of Strindberg's masterly, darkly hilarious depiction of the struggles and strains of marriage.

              Medea

              Medea (Headlong version)

              By Euripides Adapted by Mike Bartlett

              A bold new version of the classic tragedy by one of Britain's hottest playwrights.

              The Servant of Two Masters

              The Servant of Two Masters

              By Carlo Goldoni Translated by Stephen Mulrine

              A classic Italian comedy that remains blisteringly hilarious and relevant, over two hundred and fifty years after it was written. In the Nick Hern Books Drama Classics series.

              The House of Bernarda Alba

              The House of Bernarda Alba

              By Federico García Lorca Translated by Jo Clifford

              Lorca's extraordinarily powerful drama, the last he wrote before his assassination, explores the darkness at the heart of repression.

              The Widowing of Mrs Holroyd

              The Widowing of Mrs Holroyd

              By D H Lawrence Introduction by Colin Counsell

              An intense and powerful drama set in a Nottinghamshire mining town. In the Nick Hern Books Drama Classics series.

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