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Lysistrata

Lysistrata

By Aristophanes Translated by Patric Dickinson

The ancient Greek comedy in which the women of Greece go on a sex strike to force their husbands to end the Peloponnesian Wars. In the Nick Hern Books Drama Classics series.

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A Mad World, My Masters

A Mad World, My Masters

By Thomas Middleton

A masterly satire of London society at the turn of the 17th century, abounding with Middleton's craft and wit.

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Made in China

Made in China

By Mark O'Rowe

A blackly comic drama set in a crazed, completely re-imagined Dublin underworld, full of martial arts, rogue cops and savage low-lifes. From the award-winning writer of Howie the Rookie.

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The Malcontent

The Malcontent

By John Marston

A tragicomedy full of courtly intrigue, betrayal and jealousy. In the Nick Hern Books RSC Classics series.

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The Man of Mode

The Man of Mode

By George Etherege

The best comedy of manners written in England before Congreve. In the Nick Hern Books Drama Classics series.

The Mandate

The Mandate

By Nikolai Erdman Adapted by Declan Donnellan

A chillingly grotesque farce set in the aftermath of the Russian Revolution.

The Marriage of Figaro

The Marriage of Figaro

By Pierre Beaumarchais Translated by Stephen Mulrine

A classic five-act French comedy by Beaumarchais, the source for Mozart's famous opera of the same name. In the Nick Hern Books Drama Classics series.

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The Massive Tragedy of Madame Bovary

The Massive Tragedy of Madame Bovary

By Gustave Flaubert Adapted by John Nicholson and Javier Marzan

Peepolykus bring their exhilarating combination of verbal slapstick, visual surprise and anarchic comedy to Gustave Flaubert's seminal nineteenth-century masterpiece Madame Bovary.

Me, As A Penguin

Me, As A Penguin

By Tom Wells

A charmingly offbeat, surreal comedy of knitting, penguins and Battenberg.

Meeting Miss Ireland

Meeting Miss Ireland

By Rosemary Jenkinson

A short play commissioned and performed as part of The Fairer Sex, a series of play readings at the Abbey Theatre, Dublin, in June 2009.

Published in volume Irish Shorts
    The Merry Devil of Edmonton

    The Merry Devil of Edmonton

    By Anonymous

    A popular comedy from the early-17th century, combining romance, magic, deer poaching and abduction from a nunnery. Part of the Nick Hern Books Globe Quartos series.

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    The Merry Wives of Windsor

    The Merry Wives of Windsor

    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.

    The Messiah

    The Messiah

    By Patrick Barlow

    A hilarious Christmas comedy that conjures up the sublime, the ridiculous and the truly angelic.

    Midden

    Midden

    By Morna Regan

    A sharp, funny, moving story of five women across three generations, and a prodigal daughter's return.

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    Mighty Atoms

    Mighty Atoms

    By Amanda Whittington

    A hard-hitting play about ex-boxer Taylor Flint, who is drawn into running a boxercise class on the Hull estate where she grew up. Inspired by Hull's original Mighty Atom, Barbara Buttrick.

    The Ministry of Lesbian Affairs

    The Ministry of Lesbian Affairs

    By Iman Qureshi

    A heart-warming musical comedy about love, queerness, and belonging.

    The Misandrist

    The Misandrist

    By Lisa Carroll

    A penetrating comedy about the search for sexual knowledge, true love, and top-notch Tupperware.

    The Misanthrope

    The Misanthrope

    By Molière Translated by Stephen Mulrine

    Molière'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.

    The Miser

    The Miser

    By Molière Translated by Martin Sorrell

    Molière's story of a covetous old miser, obsessively protecting his hoard of gold and neglecting his long-suffering children. In the Nick Hern Books Drama Classic series.

    Miseryguts

    Miseryguts

    By Liz Lochhead Original author Molière

    A Scots version of Molière's play Le Misanthrope, by 'Scotland's greatest living dramatist' Scotland on Sunday.

    Published in volume Miseryguts & Tartuffe
      Miseryguts & Tartuffe

      Miseryguts & Tartuffe

      Two plays by Molière

      By Liz Lochhead

      Two plays from Molière, by 'Scotland's greatest living dramatist' (Scotland on Sunday).

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      Modest

      Modest

      By Ellen Brammar

      A thrilling collision of music hall, cabaret and drag king swagger, in a play that tells the true story of Elizabeth Thompson, a pioneering megastar of the Victorian art scene.

      Mojo

      Mojo

      By Jez Butterworth

      The cult hit first seen at the Royal Court, a slick and violent black comedy set in the Soho clubland of the 1950s. The hit debut play from the author of Jerusalem.

      Mojo Mickybo

      Mojo Mickybo

      By Owen McCafferty

      An unsentimental portrayal of innocence betrayed by communal hatred in Belfast during the 1970s.