Classic Drama
This section contains titles labelled Classic Drama (pre-1945) and Ancient Classic Drama.
Molière, or The Cabal of Hypocrites & Don Quixote
Two plays
Two plays by the acclaimed Russian author and playwright Mikhail Bulgakov, in fresh new translations by preeminent Russian translators Richard Pevear and Larissa Volokhonsky, along with prominent playwright Richard Nelson.
- Paperback£24.99
A Month in the Country
A fresh translation of one of the permanent works in the Russian dramatic repertory, by renowned playwright Richard Nelson and the foremost contemporary translators of classic Russian literature, Richard Pevear and Larissa Volokhonsky.
- Paperback£21.99
The Cherry Orchard
A unique edition of Chekhov's masterpiece in a brilliant translation by a world-renowned team of translators.
- Paperback£21.99There is limited availability of this title. Please enquire before placing your order.
Ivanov
Chekhov's character study of a man undone by his own spiritual malaise, in a brilliant translation by a world-renowned team of translators.
- Paperback£21.99There is limited availability of this title. Please enquire before placing your order.
The Cherry Orchard
A fresh take on Chekhov's classic play, by the Tony Award-winning playwright of The Humans.
- Paperback£19.99
Blood Wedding & Yerma
García Lorca's two most famous plays translated by two of America's most gifted poets.
- Paperback£18.99
The School for Husbands & The Imaginary Cuckold, or Sganarelle
English verse translations of Molière's two great comedies of marriage and misunderstanding.
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Lovers' Quarrels
An English verse translation of Molière's second verse comedy, featuring a heroine masquerading as a man, yet unable to evade Cupid.
- Paperback£18.99There is limited availability of this title. Please enquire before placing your order.
The Bungler
An English verse translation of Molière's first great play.
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Amphitryon
Molière's Amphitryon is based on a play by Plautus. In Molière's version, Jupiter's love affairs allude to those of the French king.
- Paperback£18.99There is limited availability of this title. Please enquire before placing your order.
Uncle Vanya
A version of Chekhov's classic play by the celebrated US playwright, Annie Baker.
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A Doll's House
Thornton Wilder's scintillating version of Ibsen's classic play.
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Three Sisters
A clear, colloquial and accurate translation of Chekhov's play about the Prozorov family's dream of returning from the provinces to an idealised Moscow.
- Paperback£17.99
Fantasio and other plays
Four plays by the great French Romantic poet Alfred de Musset (1810-57) in accomplished modern translations by American theatre practitioners.
- Paperback£15.99There is limited availability of this title. Please enquire before placing your order.
Faust: Parts I & II
A two-part version of Goethe's great work, retaining the mighty scope, linguistic daring and philosophical intricacy of the original.
- Paperback
£15.99£12.79There is limited availability of this title. Please enquire before placing your order.Ebook£15.99£12.79The Inspector
A revelatory new translation of Gogol’s biting masterpiece by American playwright Richard Nelson, in collaboration with the foremost contemporary translators of classic Russian literature, Richard Pevear and Larissa Volokhonsky.
- Paperback£15.99There is limited availability of this title. Please enquire before placing your order.
The Illusion
By Pierre Corneille Adapted by Tony KushnerAn enchanting argument for the power of theatrical imagination over reality, The Illusion weaves obsession and caprice, romance and murder, fact and fiction, into an enticing exploration of the greatest illusion of all – love.
- Paperback£14.99
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