Drama Classics series
The world's great plays at a great little price
Each pocket-sized volume contains:
- a full introduction
- an author biography
- notes on historical and theatrical context
- a plot synopsis
- key dates
- a further reading list
- a glossary of unusual words and phrases (English-language texts)
The texts are presented uncut (with the exception of Faust, which is adapted for staging in a single evening) and uncluttered with footnotes; the translations are accurate and actable.
See also Drama Classic Collections.
The Rivals
One of the best-known eighteenth-century comedies of manners, Sheridan's first play, and still his most popular. In the Nick Hern Books Drama Classics series.
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Medea
The powerful myth of Medea, who murders her children as revenge for her husband's infidelity. In the Nick Hern Books Drama Classics series.
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The Hypochondriac
Molière's classic farce in a fresh and performable translation. In the Nick Hern Books Drama Classics series.
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£3.99£3.19Add to basketEbook£4.99£3.99The Jew of Malta
Christopher Marlowe's drama of religious conflict, intrigue, and revenge, set on the island of Malta. In the Nick Hern Books Drama Classics series.
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Three Sisters
By Anton Chekhov Translated by Stephen MulrineChekhov's masterpiece of provincial claustrophobia, translated and introduced by Stephen Mulrine.
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£4.50£3.60There is limited availability of this title. Please enquire before placing your order.Ebook£4.99£3.99A Doll's House
By Henrik Ibsen Translated by Kenneth McLeishIbsen's revolutionary tale of a woman's awakening to her need for a life of her own.
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£4.99£3.99Add to basketEbook£4.99£3.99Volpone
By Ben JonsonVolpone 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.
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The Devil is an Ass
By Ben JonsonBen Jonson's 1616 comedy about a junior demon who persuades his master Satan to let him spend a day in London.
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The Beaux Stratagem
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.
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£4.99£3.99Add to basketEbook£4.99£3.99Miss Julie
By August Strindberg Translated by Kenneth McLeishStrindberg's classic naturalistic play, translated and introduced by Kenneth McLeish. In the Nick Hern Books Drama Classics series.
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£4.99£3.99Add to basketEbook£4.99£3.99The Importance of Being Earnest
By Oscar WildeOscar Wilde's undying comedy – in an edition to fit any handbag.
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The Way of the World
A classic comedy of manners from the Restoration period. In the Nick Hern Books Drama Classics series.
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Hedda Gabler
By Henrik Ibsen Translated by Kenneth McLeishAn English version of Henrik Ibsen's play Hedda Gabler, published in the Nick Hern Books Drama Classics series.
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£5.99£4.79Add to basketEbook£5.99£4.79The Duchess of Malfi
By John WebsterThe macabre Jacobean tragedy, in the Nick Hern Books Drama Classics series.
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An Italian Straw Hat
By Eugène Labiche Translated by Kenneth McLeishA classic 19th-century French farce, in the Nick Hern Books Drama Classics series.
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£4.99£3.99There is limited availability of this title. Please enquire before placing your order.Ebook£4.99£3.99The White Devil
By John WebsterThe Italian Court is riddled with corruption in this classic Jacobean tragedy. In the Nick Hern Books Drama Classics series.
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The Learned Ladies
By Molière Translated by A.R. WallerMolière's satire of intellectual snobbery, in a translation first performed by the Royal Shakespeare Company. Published in the Nick Hern Books Drama Classics series.
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Woyzeck
By Georg Büchner Translated by Gregory MottonOne 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.
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