Classic Drama
This section contains titles labelled Classic Drama (pre-1945) and Ancient Classic Drama.
Chekhov: Four Plays
Anton Chekhov's four greatest plays in one volume - in sensitive, accurate and much-performed translations. In the Nick Hern Books Drama Classic Collections series.
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Ibsen: Three Plays
Ibsen's three great 'problem plays', A Doll's House, Ghosts and Hedda Gabler, in sensitive and playable translations from the original Norwegian, along with a full introduction to the author, his times and his work.
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£7.99£6.39There is limited availability of this title. Please enquire before placing your order.Ebook£7.99£6.39Greek Tragedy: Three Plays
Three of the most famous tragedies from Ancient Greece - Antigone, Bacchae and Medea - all featuring female protagonists.
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£10.99£8.79
Restoration Comedy: Three Plays
Three of the most popular Restoration comedies in one volume, all dealing with the place of women in society.
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£8.99£7.19Add to basketEbook£8.99£7.19Sejanus: His Fall
By Ben JonsonA gripping historical tragedy, set in the time of the Roman Emperor Tiberius, about a man ruthlessly working his way to the top, destroying everyone in his path.
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Scapino
By Molière Translated by Jeremy SamsA superlative farce by the master of the form, Molière, written at the height of his powers, a masterclass in comic construction. In the Nick Hern Books Drama Classics series.
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The Misanthrope
By Molière Translated by Stephen MulrineMolière's most-admired comedy of manners, about a man whose quickness to criticise the flaws in others, and in himself, leads him into deep trouble. In the Nick Hern Books Drama Classics series.
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£4.99£3.99Add to basketEbook£4.99£3.99Hecuba
By Euripides Translated by Marianne McDonaldAn English translation of Euripides' classic tragedy, published in the Nick Hern Books Drama Classics series.
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£3.99£3.19There is limited availability of this title. Please enquire before placing your order.Ebook£3.99£3.19The Poor Man's Comfort
A Jacobean tragicomedy from 1617, about a shepherd who seeks redress for a miscarriage of justice.
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Believe What You Will
A Middle-Eastern leader comes out of hiding, and is hounded from state to state by the forces of the Roman Empire who threaten sanctions and ultimately war on anyone who harbours him.
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Blood Wedding
By Federico García Lorca Adapted by Tanya RonderGarcía Lorca's blood-soaked story of doomed love, in a version by playwright Tanya Ronder.
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£11.99£9.59Add to basketEbook£11.99£9.59Don Carlos
By Friedrich Schiller Adapted by Mike PoultonSchiller's great tragedy transformed by Mike Poulton into an intense and gripping historical thriller.
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Women Beware Women
A Jacobean gore-fest of enforced seduction and ultimate revenge. In the Nick Hern Books Drama Classics series.
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£4.99£3.99
Hedda Gabler (Almeida Theatre version)
By Henrik Ibsen Adapted by Richard EyreRichard Eyre's high-profile adaptation of Ibsen's famous 'problem play' about a headstrong woman's determination to control those around her.
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£10.99£8.79Add to basketEbook£10.99£8.79Thomas More
The incendiary story of Henry VIII's chancellor, Sir Thomas More, executed for failing to arrange Henry's divorce from Catherine of Aragon.
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A New Way to Please You (or The Old Law)
By Thomas Middleton and William RowleyA black comedy about a question that haunts us today - what to do about an ageing population.
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The Mayor of Queenborough, or Hengist, King of Kent
Middleton's only surviving historical play, published in the Nick Hern Books Globe Quartos series.
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Julius Caesar
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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