NHB Classic Plays
A Tragic Figure
A comic duologue about a civil servant sweltering in Moscow coping with the incessant demands of his family from their summer dacha.
Ubu
The Ubu Plays: King Ubu, Cuckold Ubu & Slave Ubu
Alfred Jarry's trilogy of plays about the comically grotesque character of Pa Ubu, satirising power, greed, and bourgeois pretension.
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£4.99£3.99There is limited availability of this title. Please enquire before placing your order.Ebook£4.99£3.99Uncle Vanya
By Anton Chekhov Adapted by Conor McPhersonConor McPherson's stunning adaptation of the Anton Chekhov masterpiece, a portrayal of life at the turn of the twentieth century, full of tumultuous frustration, dark humour and hidden passions.
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£10.99£8.79Add to basketEbook£10.99£8.79Uncle Vanya
By Anton Chekhov Translated by Stephen MulrineChekhov's great play about an elderly professor whose plans to sell off his rural estate threaten the livelihoods of those who have worked tirelessly to keep the estate going.
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Volpone
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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Wallenstein
By Friedrich Schiller Adapted by Mike PoultonSchiller's epic trilogy set during the Thirty Years' War, adapted into a gripping single play with all the drama and twists of fate of a Shakespearean tragedy.
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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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The Wedding
By Anton Chekhov Translated by Stephen MulrineA one-act play by Chekhov in a translation by Chekhov expert Stephen Mulrine.
Published in volume Chekhov: ShortsThe White Devil (RSC version)
By John WebsterA violent tragedy, regarded as one of the great works of Jacobean theatre. Features the text edited for the 2014 RSC production, and introductions by key members of its creative team.
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The 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 Widowing of Mrs Holroyd
By D H Lawrence Introduction by Colin CounsellAn intense and powerful drama set in a Nottinghamshire mining town. In the Nick Hern Books Drama Classics series.
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£4.50£3.60Add to basketEbook£4.99£3.99The Wild Duck
By Henrik Ibsen Translated by Stephen MulrineIbsen's masterpiece of modern tragicomedy, in an English translation by Stephen Mulrine. In the Nick Hern Books Drama Classics series.
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£3.99£3.19Add to basketEbook£3.99£3.19Wilde: Four Plays
By Oscar WildeAll four of Oscar Wilde's famous plays in one volume, with an introduction by Emma French.
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The Winter's Tale (Plays at the Garrick edition)
By William Shakespeare Edited by Kenneth BranaghThe official tie-in edition to the Kenneth Branagh Theatre Company's 2015 production, starring Judi Dench. Featuring exclusive additional content.
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£9.99£7.99There is limited availability of this title. Please enquire before placing your order.Ebook£9.99£7.99The Winter's Tale
By William Shakespeare Edited by Nick de SomogyiAn 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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The Wise Woman of Hoxton
A city comedy complete with cross-dressing and disguise, dating from around 1605.
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The Witch of Edmonton
Dekker, Ford and Rowley's remarkable play, published here in an RSC Prompt Book edition with introductions by key members of the creative team behind the RSC revival in 2014.
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The Witches of Lancashire
By Thomas Heywood and Richard BromeA sensational dramatisation of the seventeenth-century witch trials, first performed at the original Globe Theatre in 1634.
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