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A Dream Play

A Dream Play

By August Strindberg Adapted by Caryl Churchill

Caryl Churchill's spare and resonant version of Strindberg's enigmatic masterpiece.

Elektra

Elektra (West End edition)

By Sophokles Translated by Anne Carson

The timeless Greek tragedy, in a magisterial translation by award-winning poet, essayist and translator Anne Carson. Published alongside the West End production in 2025.

Emperor and Galilean

Emperor and Galilean

By Henrik Ibsen Adapted by Ben Power

A thrilling version of Ibsen's epic play, charting the true odyssey of an astonishing man as he struggles to find spiritual fulfilment and political pre-eminence.

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The Emperor Jones

The Emperor Jones

By Eugene O'Neill

An expressionistic chronicle of a black dictator's flight from his oppressed subjects.

Published in volume Anna Christie & The Emperor Jones: two plays
    The Enchantment

    The Enchantment

    By Victoria Benedictsson Adapted by Clare Bayley

    The extraordinary and mesmeric play by the Swedish author who was reputedly a model for Miss Julie and Hedda Gabler.

    An Enemy of the People

    An Enemy of the People

    By Henrik Ibsen Adapted by Arthur Miller

    Arthur Miller's version of Ibsen's most explosive play.

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    An Enemy of the People

    An Enemy of the People

    By Henrik Ibsen Adapted by Thomas Ostermeier and Florian Borchmeyer

    Ibsen's provocative play about truth in a society driven by power and money, given a startling contemporary spin in Thomas Ostermeier and Florian Borchmeyer's acclaimed version, here in an English translation by Duncan Macmillan.

    Exiles

    Exiles

    By James Joyce

    James Joyce's only play, a startlingly modern portrait of a marriage.

    The Father

    The Father

    By August Strindberg Adapted by Mike Poulton

    Strindberg's gripping psychological drama about the battle of the sexes, in a version by Mike Poulton.

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    Faust: Parts I & II

    Faust: Parts I & II

    By Johann Wolfgang Goethe Adapted by Howard Brenton

    A two-part version of Goethe's great work, retaining the mighty scope, linguistic daring and philosophical intricacy of the original.

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    Flight

    Flight

    By Mikhail Bulgakov Adapted by Ron Hutchinson

    A rich and poetic play set during the Russian Civil War, by the author of The Master and Margarita.

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    French Without Tears

    French Without Tears

    By Terence Rattigan

    A masterpiece of light comedy from Terence Rattigan, about a group of bright young things attempting to learn French on the Riviera amid myriad distractions.

    French Without Tears

    French Without Tears (2015 edition)

    By Terence Rattigan

    Terence Rattigan’s sparkling comedy about a group of bright young things attempting to learn French on the Riviera amid myriad distractions, French Without Tears ran for over a thousand performances in the 1930s and remains a delight today.

    Ghosts

    Ghosts

    By Henrik Ibsen Adapted by Richard Eyre

    Richard Eyre's version of Ibsen's Ghosts is a fresh and vivid depiction of a woman who yearns for emotional and sexual freedom, but who is too timid to achieve it.

    Ghosts

    Ghosts

    By Henrik Ibsen Translated by Stephen Mulrine

    An English version of Ibsen's great play, published in the Nick Hern Books Drama Classics series.

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    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
      Greek Tragedy: Three Plays

      Greek Tragedy: Three Plays

      By Euripides and Sophocles

      Three of the most famous tragedies from Ancient Greece - Antigone, Bacchae and Medea - all featuring female protagonists.

      The Hairy Ape

      The Hairy Ape

      By Eugene O'Neill

      A nightmarish condemnation of the dehumanising effects of industrialisation on the American people.

      Published in volume The Hairy Ape & All God's Chillun Got Wings
        Hedda Gabler

        Hedda Gabler (Almeida Theatre version)

        By Henrik Ibsen Adapted by Richard Eyre

        Richard Eyre's high-profile adaptation of Ibsen's famous 'problem play' about a headstrong woman's determination to control those around her.

        Hedda Gabler

        Hedda Gabler (Abbey Theatre version)

        By Henrik Ibsen Adapted by Mark O'Rowe

        A fluid yet faithful adaptation of Ibsen's masterpiece.

        Hedda Gabler

        Hedda Gabler

        By Henrik Ibsen Translated by Kenneth McLeish

        An English version of Henrik Ibsen's play Hedda Gabler, published in the Nick Hern Books Drama Classics series.

        The House of Bernarda Alba

        The House of Bernarda Alba

        By Federico García Lorca Translated by Rona Munro

        García Lorca's drama about the shattering effects of emotional repression on a family of cloistered daughters, in a version by playwright Rona Munro for the critically acclaimed Shared Experience Theatre Company.

        The House of Bernarda Alba

        The House of Bernarda Alba

        By Federico García Lorca Translated by Jo Clifford

        Lorca's extraordinarily powerful drama, the last he wrote before his assassination, explores the darkness at the heart of repression.

        Ibsen: Three Plays

        Ibsen: Three Plays

        By Henrik Ibsen Translated by Kenneth McLeish and Stephen Mulrine

        Ibsen's three great 'problem plays', A Doll's House, Ghosts and Hedda Gabler, in sensitive and playable translations from the original Norwegian, along with a full introduction to the author, his times and his work.

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