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Glory on Earth

Glory on Earth

By Linda McLean

A historical drama about the 18-year-old Mary Stuart, Queen of Scots, and the protestant reformer, John Knox.

The Glove Thief

The Glove Thief

By Beth Flintoff

A play about the intersecting lives of four women, and their power to change the course of English history. Part of Platform, an initiative aimed at addressing gender imbalance in theatre.

Goats

Goats

By Liwaa Yazji Translated by Katharine Halls

A play about the impact of war on a small town in Syria, by a leading Syrian playwright and documentary film-maker.

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The God of Soho

The God of Soho

By Chris Hannan

A hectic and hilarious morality tale for the modern world.

The Government Inspector

The Government Inspector

By Nikolai Gogol Translated by Stephen Mulrine

A classic satire of provincial bureaucracy, in an English translation by Stephen Mulrine. In the Nick Hern Books Drama Classics series.

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The Grain Store

The Grain Store

By Natal'ya Vorozhbit Translated by Sasha Dugdale

A play about a small rural community that dares to stand up to Stalin as he launches the first of his Five-Year Plans.

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Great Expectations

Great Expectations (RSC stage version)

By Charles Dickens Adapted by Declan Donnellan and Nick Ormerod

A gritty adaptation of Dickens' least sentimental love story with a cast of some of his most unforgettable characters.

Great Expectations

Great Expectations (stage version)

By Charles Dickens Adapted by Jo Clifford

Jo Clifford's beautifully simple adaptation of one of Dickens's best-loved novels brings it thrillingly to life for the stage.

The Great God Brown

The Great God Brown

By Eugene O'Neill

A demonstration of O'Neill's expressionistic experimentation with masks to emphasise the distinction between characters, and the lack of understanding in human relationships.

Published in volume Desire Under the Elms & The Great God Brown
    Growth

    Growth

    By Luke Norris

    A painful comedy about growing up and manning up.

    The Guid Sisters

    The Guid Sisters

    By Michel Tremblay Translated by Bill Findlay and Martin Bowman

    Germaine Lauzon has won a million Green Shield stamps. She invites her female friends and relations to a party to paste the stamps into the books. The temptation to pilfer the stamps is irresistible and an enormous fight breaks out.

    Published in volume The Guid Sisters and other plays
      Gunter

      Gunter

      By Lydia Higman, Julia Grogan and Rachel Lemon

      The hit play about deception, witchcraft and football, winner of a Fringe First at the 2023 Edinburgh Fringe, then at the Royal Court Theatre, London.

      Gut

      Gut

      By Frances Poet

      A taut psychological thriller that explores who we can trust with our children – and whether it’s more dangerous not to trust at all.

      Gypsy

      Gypsy

      By Stephen Sondheim, Arthur Laurents and Jule Styne

      One of the greatest musicals of all time, with music by Jule Styne, lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, and a book by Arthur Laurents.

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      Hamlet

      Hamlet

      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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      Hansel and Gretel

      Hansel and Gretel (stage version)

      By Stuart Paterson

      An imaginative reworking of the children's classic, from the UK's leading author of plays for young audiences.

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      Harlequinade

      Harlequinade

      By Terence Rattigan

      A farce about a touring theatre troupe, written to accompany The Browning Version in a double-bill under the joint title, Playbill.

      Published in volume The Browning Version
        Hecuba

        Hecuba

        By Euripides Translated by Marianne McDonald

        An English translation of Euripides' classic tragedy, published in the Nick Hern Books Drama Classics series.

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        Henry IV Part I

        Henry IV Part I

        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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        Henry IV Part II

        Henry IV Part II

        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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        Henry V

        Henry V

        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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        The Heresy of Love

        The Heresy of Love

        By Helen Edmundson

        A powerful drama based on the extraordinary life of Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz, a poet, nun and major literary figure of Mexico.

        The Hills of California

        The Hills of California

        By Jez Butterworth

        The Webb Sisters are returning to their mother's run-down guest house in Blackpool, in a play by the author of Jerusalem and The Ferryman, premiered in the West End in 2024.

        His Dark Materials

        His Dark Materials (stage version)

        By Philip Pullman Adapted by Nicholas Wright

        A two-play dramatisation of Philip Pullman's extraordinary award-winning fantasy trilogy, first seen at the National Theatre.