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Classic Drama

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

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Celestina

Celestina

By Fernando de Rojas Translated by John Clifford

A pivotal work of European culture, with a character that has inspired artists from Goya to Picasso.

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Cardenio

Cardenio

Shakespeare's 'lost play' re-imagined

By William Shakespeare and John Fletcher Edited by Gregory Doran and Antonio Alamo

Set in the heat and dust of Andalusia in seventeenth-century Spain, Cardenio is the story of a friendship betrayed, with all the elements of a thriller: disguise, dishonour and deceit.

The Bungler

The Bungler

Translated by Richard Wilbur

An English verse translation of Molière's first great play.

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Blood Wedding & Yerma

Blood Wedding & Yerma

By Federico García Lorca Translated by Langston Hughes and W.S. Merwin

García Lorca's two most famous plays translated by two of America's most gifted poets.

Blood Wedding

Blood Wedding

By Federico García Lorca Translated by Jo Clifford

García Lorca's passionate, lyrical tale of longing and revenge: a twentieth century masterpiece.

Blood Wedding

Blood Wedding

By Federico García Lorca Adapted by Tanya Ronder

García Lorca's blood-soaked story of doomed love, in a version by playwright Tanya Ronder.

Believe What You Will

Believe What You Will

By Philip Massinger

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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The Beggar's Opera

The Beggar's Opera

By John Gay

John Gay's bawdy and burlesque pastiche of classical Italian opera, often regarded as the world's first ever musical.

The Beaux Stratagem

The Beaux Stratagem

By George Farquhar

George Farquhar's immortal comedy about two young gentlemen with a misguided plan to get enrich themselves at the expense of a series of young heiresses.

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
    Bartholomew Fair

    Bartholomew Fair

    By Ben Jonson

    Ben Jonson's bawdy Jacobean comedy, in the Nick Hern Books Drama Classics series.

    Bacchae

    Bacchae

    By Euripides Translated by Kenneth McLeish and Frederic Raphael

    The story of revenge by the half-man, half-god Dionysos on Pentheus, King of Thebes, and all his people.

    As You Like It

    As You Like It

    By William Shakespeare Edited by Nick de Somogyi

    An edition of Shakespeare's play that offers the absolute authenticity of the First Folio in a totally accessible form.

    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 Antipodes

    The Antipodes

    By Richard Brome

    An ingenious satirical comedy, often considered playwright Richard Brome's masterpiece and one of the greatest comedies of the Caroline era, presenting a farcically topsy-turvey view of London in the 1630s.

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    Antigone

    Antigone

    By Sophocles Adapted by Owen McCafferty

    A muscular version of Sophocles' timeless masterpiece, offering a profound reflection on the nature of power, democracy and human rights.

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    Antigone

    Antigone

    By Sophocles Translated by Marianne McDonald

    The first great 'resistance' drama - and perhaps the definitive Greek tragedy.

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    Anna Christie & The Emperor Jones: two plays

    Anna Christie & The Emperor Jones: two plays

    By Eugene O'Neill

    Two compelling and thought-provoking plays from one of the twentieth century's most significant writers.

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