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NHB Classic Plays

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The Way of the World

The Way of the World

By William Congreve

A classic comedy of manners from the Restoration period. In the Nick Hern Books Drama Classics series.

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Wallenstein

Wallenstein

By Friedrich Schiller Adapted by Mike Poulton

Schiller'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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Volpone

Volpone

By Ben Jonson

Volpone 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.

Uncle Vanya

Uncle Vanya

By Anton Chekhov Adapted by Conor McPherson

Conor 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.

Uncle Vanya

Uncle Vanya

By Anton Chekhov Translated by Stephen Mulrine

Chekhov'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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Ubu

Ubu

The Ubu Plays: King Ubu, Cuckold Ubu & Slave Ubu

By Alfred Jarry Translated by Kenneth McLeish

Alfred Jarry's trilogy of plays about the comically grotesque character of Pa Ubu, satirising power, greed, and bourgeois pretension.

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A Tragic Figure

A Tragic Figure

By Anton Chekhov Translated by Stephen Mulrine

A comic duologue about a civil servant sweltering in Moscow coping with the incessant demands of his family from their summer dacha.

Published in volume Chekhov: Shorts
    A Touch of the Poet

    A Touch of the Poet

    By Eugene O'Neill

    A powerful play tracking the Yankee experience from innocence to corruption, from one of the twentieth century's most significant writers.

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    Thyestes

    Thyestes

    By Seneca Translated by Caryl Churchill

    Atreus, Agamemnon's father, takes revenge on his brother Thyestes by murdering Thyestes' sons and serving their flesh up for their father's dinner.

    Three Sisters

    Three Sisters

    By Anton Chekhov Translated by Nicholas Wright

    Nicholas Wright's version of Chekhov's masterpiece, in which four young people are left stranded in a provincial backwater following the death of their father.

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    Three Sisters

    Three Sisters

    By Anton Chekhov Adapted by Cordelia Lynn

    Cordelia Lynn's version of Chekhov's play, about three sisters trapped in a provincial town, waiting for their lives to begin.

    Three Sisters

    Three Sisters

    By Anton Chekhov Translated by Stephen Mulrine

    Chekhov's masterpiece of provincial claustrophobia, translated and introduced by Stephen Mulrine.

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    Thomas More

    Thomas More

    By Anthony Munday, William Shakespeare and Henry Chettle

    The incendiary story of Henry VIII's chancellor, Sir Thomas More, executed for failing to arrange Henry's divorce from Catherine of Aragon.

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    Swansong

    Swansong

    By Anton Chekhov Translated by Stephen Mulrine

    A comic duologue about a melancholy old actor perked up by memories of past glories.

    Published in volume Chekhov: Shorts
      Strange Interlude

      Strange Interlude

      By Eugene O'Neill

      A controversial work of extraordinary power, remarkable length (9 acts), and use of asides to express the characters' unspoken thoughts. An outstanding, somewhat Freudian play from one of the twentieth century's most significant writers.

      Spring Awakening

      Spring Awakening

      By Frank Wedekind Translated by Julian Forsyth and Margarete Forsyth

      Frank Wedekind's famously banned German play about adolescent sexuality.

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      Slave Ubu

      Slave Ubu

      By Alfred Jarry

      The third and final part of The Ubu Plays, Alfred Jarry's surreal and hilarious satire of power, greed, and bourgeois pretension. Slave Ubu concludes the adventures of Pa Ubu.

      Published in volume Ubu
        Sejanus: His Fall

        Sejanus: His Fall

        By Ben Jonson

        A gripping historical tragedy, set in the time of the Roman Emperor Tiberius, about a man ruthlessly working his way to the top, destroying everyone in his path.

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