Nick Hern Books

Classic Drama

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

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Ubu

Ubu

The Ubu Plays: King Ubu, Cuckold Ubu & Slave Ubu

By Alfred Jarry Translated by Kenneth McLeish

Alfred Jarry's trilogy of plays about the comically grotesque character of Pa Ubu, satirising power, greed, and bourgeois pretension.

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Uncle Vanya

Uncle Vanya

By Anton Chekhov Translated by Stephen Mulrine

Chekhov's great play about an elderly professor whose plans to sell off his rural estate threaten the livelihoods of those who have worked tirelessly to keep the estate going.

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Uncle Vanya

Uncle Vanya

By Anton Chekhov Adapted by Annie Baker

A version of Chekhov's classic play by the celebrated US playwright, Annie Baker.

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Uncle Vanya

Uncle Vanya

By Anton Chekhov Adapted by Conor McPherson

Conor McPherson's stunning adaptation of the Anton Chekhov masterpiece, a portrayal of life at the turn of the twentieth century, full of tumultuous frustration, dark humour and hidden passions.

Volpone

Volpone

By Ben Jonson

Volpone is a Venetian aristocrat, a loveable rogue who enjoys the cunning pursuit of wealth more than money itself. Pretending to be mortally ill, he watches as his greedy neighbours swarm around him with expensive gifts in the hope of inheriting his fortune.

Wallenstein

Wallenstein

By Friedrich Schiller Adapted by Mike Poulton

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.

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The Way of the World

The Way of the World

By William Congreve

A classic comedy of manners from the Restoration period. In the Nick Hern Books Drama Classics series.

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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
    The White Devil

    The White Devil

    By John Webster

    The Italian Court is riddled with corruption in this classic Jacobean tragedy. In the Nick Hern Books Drama Classics series.

    The White Devil

    The White Devil (RSC version)

    By John Webster

    A violent tragedy, regarded as one of the great works of Jacobean theatre. Features the text edited for the 2014 RSC production, and introductions by key members of its creative team.

    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.

    The Wild Duck

    The Wild Duck

    By Henrik Ibsen Translated by Stephen Mulrine

    Ibsen's masterpiece of modern tragicomedy, in an English translation by Stephen Mulrine. In the Nick Hern Books Drama Classics series.

    Wilde: Four Plays

    Wilde: Four Plays

    By Oscar Wilde

    All four of Oscar Wilde's famous plays in one volume, with an introduction by Emma French.

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    The Winter's Tale

    The Winter's Tale

    By William Shakespeare Edited by Nick de Somogyi

    An 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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    The Winter's Tale

    The Winter's Tale (Plays at the Garrick edition)

    By William Shakespeare Edited by Kenneth Branagh

    The official tie-in edition to the Kenneth Branagh Theatre Company's 2015 production, starring Judi Dench. Featuring exclusive additional content.

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    The Wise Woman of Hoxton

    The Wise Woman of Hoxton

    By Thomas Heywood

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

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    The Witch of Edmonton

    The Witch of Edmonton

    By Thomas Dekker, John Ford and William Rowley

    Dekker, Ford and Rowley's remarkable play, published here in an RSC Prompt Book edition with introductions by key members of the creative team behind the RSC revival in 2014.

    The Witches of Lancashire

    The Witches of Lancashire

    By Thomas Heywood and Richard Brome

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

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    A Woman Killed with Kindness

    A Woman Killed with Kindness

    By Thomas Heywood Edited by Trevor Griffiths

    A startling domestic thriller from the seventeenth century, one of the first tragedies ever to be written about ordinary people. In the Nick Hern Books Drama Classics series.

    A Woman of No Importance

    A Woman of No Importance

    By Oscar Wilde

    Oscar Wilde's audacious drama of social scandal centres around the revelation of a long-concealed secret. In the Nick Hern Books Drama Classics series.

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    Women Beware Women

    Women Beware Women

    By Thomas Middleton

    A Jacobean gore-fest of enforced seduction and ultimate revenge. In the Nick Hern Books Drama Classics series.

    Women of Troy

    Women of Troy

    By Euripides Translated by Kenneth McLeish

    Euripides' great tragedy, covering themes of religious scepticism, the injustices within roles for women and the destructive power of war. In the Nick Hern Books Drama Classics series.

    Woyzeck

    Woyzeck

    By Georg Büchner Translated by Gregory Motton

    One of the most performed and influential plays in German theatre, a modern classic that remains frighteningly relevant today. In the Nick Hern Books Drama Classics series.

    Yerma

    Yerma

    By Federico García Lorca Translated by Jo Clifford

    Lorca's tale of an impassioned, childless woman who is driven by madness to commit a heinous crime. In the Nick Hern Books Drama Classics series.