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NHB Classic Plays

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The Bear

The Bear

By Anton Chekhov Translated by Stephen Mulrine

A one-act comic play about a reclusive young widow whose life takes a surprisingly romantic turn.

Published in volume Chekhov: Shorts
    Bacchae

    Bacchae

    By Euripides Translated by Kenneth McLeish and Frederic Raphael

    The story of revenge by the half-man, half-god Dionysos on Pentheus, King of Thebes, and all his people.

    Arden of Faversham

    Arden of Faversham

    By anonymous

    A domestic tragedy about a woman plotting to have her husband murdered, Arden of Faversham was first published in 1592. Its authorship is unknown, although suggestions include Thomas Kyd, Christopher Marlowe and William Shakespeare.

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    Antigone

    Antigone

    By Sophocles Translated by Marianne McDonald

    The first great 'resistance' drama - and perhaps the definitive Greek tragedy.

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    Anna Christie

    Anna Christie

    By Eugene O'Neill

    Eugene O’Neill’s epic Pulitzer Prize-winning play about love and forgiveness.

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    All God's Chillun Got Wings

    All God's Chillun Got Wings

    By Eugene O'Neill

    An expressionist play about a violently dysfunctional mixed-race marriage, inspired by an old Negro spiritual.

    Published in volume The Hairy Ape & All God's Chillun Got Wings
      'Tis Pity She's a Whore

      'Tis Pity She's a Whore

      By John Ford

      A classic tragedy of incestuous love between brother and sister. Published in the Nick Hern Books Drama Classics series.

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