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The Mayor of Queenborough, or Hengist, King of Kent

The Mayor of Queenborough, or Hengist, King of Kent

By Thomas Middleton

Middleton's only surviving historical play, published in the Nick Hern Books Globe Quartos series.

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The Meaning of Zong

The Meaning of Zong

By Giles Terera

Giles Terera's powerful debut play about Olaudah Equiano and the historical movement to abolish slavery – a timely response to the social upheaval the world has witnessed in recent years.

Measure for Measure

Measure for Measure

By William Shakespeare Edited by Nick de Somogyi

An edition of Shakespeare's play in the Shakespeare Folios series - offering the absolute authenticity of the First Folio in a totally accessible form.

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Medea

Medea

By Euripides Translated by Kenneth McLeish and Frederic Raphael

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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Medicine

Medicine

By Enda Walsh

A dark and frequently absurdist play about how we have treated those we call 'mentally ill'.

Published in volume Medicine & The Same: two plays
    Mermaid

    Mermaid

    By Polly Teale

    A bold reimagining of Hans Christian Andersen's tale of love, loss and desire, transported to a contemporary setting.

    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.

    Metamorphoses

    Metamorphoses

    By Sami Ibrahim, Laura Lomas and Sabrina Mahfouz Original author Ovid

    An entertaining and provocative new play inspired by Ovid's powerful collection of myths.

    The Middlemarch Trilogy

    The Middlemarch Trilogy

    By George Eliot Adapted by Geoffrey Beevers

    Three plays based on George Eliot's classic novel, which can be performed as a trilogy or as standalone pieces.

    The Middlemarch Trilogy: Dorothea's Story

    The Middlemarch Trilogy: Dorothea's Story

    By George Eliot Adapted by Geoffrey Beevers

    Part of The Middlemarch Trilogy, adapted from George Eliot's novel by Geoffrey Beevers. Three interconnected plays, telling the story of Middlemarch from the perspective of a different set of characters: from county, town and countryside.

    Published in volume The Middlemarch Trilogy
      The Middlemarch Trilogy: Fred and Mary's Story

      The Middlemarch Trilogy: Fred and Mary's Story

      By George Eliot Adapted by Geoffrey Beevers

      Part of The Middlemarch Trilogy, adapted from George Eliot's novel by Geoffrey Beevers. Three interconnected plays, telling the story of Middlemarch from the perspective of a different set of characters: from county, town and countryside.

      Published in volume The Middlemarch Trilogy
        The Middlemarch Trilogy: The Doctor's Story

        The Middlemarch Trilogy: The Doctor's Story

        By George Eliot Adapted by Geoffrey Beevers

        Part of The Middlemarch Trilogy, adapted from George Eliot's novel by Geoffrey Beevers. Three interconnected plays, telling the story of Middlemarch from the perspective of a different set of characters: from county, town and countryside.

        Published in volume The Middlemarch Trilogy
          The Mirror and the Light (stage version)

          The Mirror and the Light (stage version)

          By Hilary Mantel Adapted by Hilary Mantel and Ben Miles

          The final part of Hilary Mantel's hugely acclaimed Wolf Hall trilogy, adapted by the author with the actor Ben Miles and staged by the Royal Shakespeare Company.

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          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.

          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.

          Mogadishu

          Mogadishu

          By Vivienne Franzmann

          A gripping and urgent play about a well-meaning teacher who intervenes on behalf of a troublesome student, with terrifying consequences.

          Morte d'Arthur

          Morte d'Arthur (stage version)

          By Thomas Malory Adapted by Mike Poulton

          An adaptation for the Royal Shakespeare Company of Sir Thomas Malory's classic telling of the Legend of King Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table.

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          The Motherhood Project

          The Motherhood Project

          Monologues and Reflections on Motherhood

          By Various

          A collection of dramatic monologues and real-life reflections by some of the UK's leading writers, artists and thinkers, and explores all the guilt, joy and absurdity, the regrets, pressures and taboos surrounding motherhood.

          The Motive and the Cue

          The Motive and the Cue

          By Jack Thorne

          The West End edition of the fierce, funny play about a clash of theatrical titans, Richard Burton and John Gielgud, winner of the Evening Standard Award for Best Play and the Critics' Circle Award for Best New Play.

          Mourning Becomes Electra

          Mourning Becomes Electra

          By Eugene O'Neill

          A trilogy of full-length plays relocating Aeschylus' Oresteia to New England in 1865, just after the end of the American Civil War.

          A Mouthful of Birds

          A Mouthful of Birds

          By Caryl Churchill and David Lan

          A collaborative piece written with David Lan, combining words and dance. Inspired by Euripides' Bacchae, the play explores modern experiences of 'possession, violence and other states where people feel beside themselves'.

          Published in volume Caryl Churchill Plays: Three
            Much Ado About Nothing

            Much Ado About Nothing

            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.

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