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 Beggar's Opera
John Gay's bawdy and burlesque pastiche of classical Italian opera, often regarded as the world's first ever musical.
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£3.99£3.19
Faust Parts 1 & 2
A fresh, performable version by John Clifford of Goethe's 'unstageable' masterpiece.
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£5.99£4.79There is limited availability of this title. Please enquire before placing your order.Ebook£5.99£4.79A Woman of No Importance
By Oscar WildeOscar Wilde's audacious drama of social scandal centres around the revelation of a long-concealed secret. In the Nick Hern Books Drama Classics series.
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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£3.19Women Beware Women
A Jacobean gore-fest of enforced seduction and ultimate revenge. In the Nick Hern Books Drama Classics series.
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Lady Windermere's Fan
By Oscar WildeA biting satire on the morals of Victorian society, in the Nick Hern Books Drama Classics series.
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The Dance of Death
By August Strindberg Translated by Stephen MulrineStrindberg's chilling anatomy of a marriage, in which the two partners duel with each other until one is utterly defeated.
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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 Miser
By Molière Translated by Martin SorrellMolière'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.
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£4.99£3.99Add to basketEbook£4.99£3.99Electra
A tragic tale of duty, retribution and fate, in the Nick Hern Books Drama Classics series.
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£4.99£3.99Add to basketEbook£4.99£3.99Celestina
By Fernando de Rojas Translated by John CliffordA pivotal work of European culture, with a character that has inspired artists from Goya to Picasso.
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£4.99£3.99There is limited availability of this title. Please enquire before placing your order.Ebook£4.99£3.99Women of Troy
By Euripides Translated by Kenneth McLeishEuripides' great tragedy, covering themes of religious scepticism, the injustices within roles for women and the destructive power of war. In the Nick Hern Books Drama Classics series.
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Electra
Euripides' version of the Ancient Greek myth of revenge on a murdering parent. In the Nick Hern Books Drama Classics series.
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The Shoemakers' Holiday
A rumbustious Elizabethan comedy featuring identity fraud, love triangles and a marriage proposal disguised as a shoe fitting. In the Nick Hern Books Drama Classics series.
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Six Characters in Search of an Author
By Luigi Pirandello Translated by Stephen MulrinePirandello's most famous play, about the nature of theatre and the problems of theatricality. 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£3.99'Tis Pity She's a Whore
By John FordA classic tragedy of incestuous love between brother and sister. Published 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£3.99Rosmersholm
By Henrik Ibsen Translated by Kenneth McLeishIbsen's play about idealism and liberalism undermined by a deeply conservative society. In an English translation by Kenneth McLeish, published in the Nick Hern Books Drama Classics series.
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£3.99£3.19Add to basketEbook£3.99£3.19
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