Nick Hern Books

Classic Drama

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

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Faust: Parts I & II

Faust: Parts I & II

By Johann Wolfgang Goethe Adapted by Howard Brenton

A two-part version of Goethe's great work, retaining the mighty scope, linguistic daring and philosophical intricacy of the original.

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First Episode

First Episode

By Terence Rattigan and Philip Heimann

Terence Rattigan's first play, published for the first time in this edition to mark the centenary of his birth. With an authoritative introduction by Rattigan scholar Dan Rebellato. 

Flare Path

Flare Path

By Terence Rattigan

A moving story of love and loyalty, courage and fear, based on Terence Rattigan's own experiences as a tail gunner in the Second World War.

A Flea in Her Ear

A Flea in Her Ear

By Georges Feydeau Translated by Kenneth McLeish

A classic French farce of infidelity and mistaken identity. In the Nick Hern Books Drama Classics series.

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The Fleer

The Fleer

By Edward Sharpham

A bawdy, satiric and theatrically allusive comedy that was extremely popular with seventeenth-century readers.

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Flight

Flight

By Mikhail Bulgakov Adapted by Ron Hutchinson

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

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French Without Tears

French Without Tears

By Terence Rattigan

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.

French Without Tears

French Without Tears (2015 edition)

By Terence Rattigan

Terence Rattigan’s sparkling comedy about a group of bright young things attempting to learn French on the Riviera amid myriad distractions, French Without Tears ran for over a thousand performances in the 1930s and remains a delight today.

Fuente Ovejuna

Fuente Ovejuna

By Lope de Vega Translated by Laurence Boswell

A masterpiece by one of the greatest writers of the Spanish Golden Age, including one of the most memorable acts of resistance in world drama.

The Game Of Love And Chance

The Game Of Love And Chance

By Pierre Marivaux Translated by Stephen Mulrine

The best known play by one of the most performed French playwrights - a sparkling 18th-century comedy of manners. In the Nick Hern Books Drama Classics series.

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Ghosts

Ghosts

By Henrik Ibsen Translated by Stephen Mulrine

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

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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.

The Government Inspector

The Government Inspector

By Nikolai Gogol Translated by Stephen Mulrine

A classic satire of provincial bureaucracy, in an English translation by Stephen Mulrine. In the Nick Hern Books Drama Classics series.

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The Great God Brown

The Great God Brown

By Eugene O'Neill

A demonstration of O'Neill's expressionistic experimentation with masks to emphasise the distinction between characters, and the lack of understanding in human relationships.

Published in volume Desire Under the Elms & The Great God Brown
    The Greek Plays

    The Greek Plays

    By Ellen McLaughlin

    Modern adaptations of classic Greek texts.

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    Greek Tragedy: Three Plays

    Greek Tragedy: Three Plays

    By Euripides and Sophocles

    Three of the most famous tragedies from Ancient Greece - Antigone, Bacchae and Medea - all featuring female protagonists.

    The Hairy Ape

    The Hairy Ape

    By Eugene O'Neill

    A nightmarish condemnation of the dehumanising effects of industrialisation on the American people.

    Published in volume The Hairy Ape & All God's Chillun Got Wings
      The Hairy Ape & All God's Chillun Got Wings

      The Hairy Ape & All God's Chillun Got Wings

      By Eugene O'Neill

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

      Hamlet

      Hamlet

      By William Shakespeare Edited by Nick de Somogyi

      An 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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      Hecuba

      Hecuba

      By Euripides Translated by Marianne McDonald

      An English translation of Euripides' classic tragedy, published in the Nick Hern Books Drama Classics series.

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      Hedda Gabler

      Hedda Gabler

      By Henrik Ibsen Translated by Kenneth McLeish

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

      Hedda Gabler

      Hedda Gabler (Almeida Theatre version)

      By Henrik Ibsen Adapted by Richard Eyre

      Richard Eyre's high-profile adaptation of Ibsen's famous 'problem play' about a headstrong woman's determination to control those around her.

      Hedda Gabler

      Hedda Gabler (Abbey Theatre version)

      By Henrik Ibsen Adapted by Mark O'Rowe

      A fluid yet faithful adaptation of Ibsen's masterpiece.

      Henry IV Part I

      Henry IV Part I

      By William Shakespeare Edited by Nick de Somogyi

      An 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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