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NHB Classic Plays

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Life is a Dream

Life is a Dream (Donmar Warehouse version)

By Pedro Calderón Adapted by Helen Edmundson

A classic from the Spanish Golden Age, Calderón's richly poetic, epic masterpiece explores illusion, reality, fate and destiny against the backdrop of a mythical Polish kingdom.

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Machinal

Machinal

By Sophie Treadwell

A powerful expressionist drama from the 1920s about the dependent status of women in an increasingly mechanised society, based on the true story of Ruth Snyder.

Nathan the Wise

Nathan the Wise

By Gotthold Ephraim Lessing Translated by Edward Kemp

Lessing's 18th-century masterpiece, a passionate plea for religious tolerance.

Peribanez

Peribanez

By Lope de Vega Adapted by Tanya Ronder

A gripping drama of sex, power and passion from the Spanish Golden Age.

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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.

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 Machine Gunners (stage version)

The Machine Gunners (stage version)

By Robert Westall Adapted by Ali Taylor

A thrilling adaptation of the beloved, award-winning children's novel.

The Master Builder

The Master Builder

By Henrik Ibsen Adapted by David Edgar

An enthralling version of an unforgettable Ibsen classic.

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.

Miss Julie & Creditors

Miss Julie & Creditors

Two plays by August Strindberg

By August Strindberg Translated by Howard Brenton

August Strindberg's classic portrayals of secrets and lies, seduction and power – both written in the summer of 1888 – in brilliant new versions by Howard Brenton.

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.

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Machinal

Machinal (2018 edition)

By Sophie Treadwell

A powerful expressionist drama from the 1920s about the dependent status of women in an increasingly mechanised society, based on the true story of Ruth Snyder.

Cyrano de Bergerac

Cyrano de Bergerac

By Edmond Rostand Translated by Anthony Burgess

The nineteenth-century French classic about the swordsman-poet with the nose too large to be taken seriously, in an acclaimed English translation by Anthony Burgess.

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Don Carlos

Don Carlos

By Friedrich Schiller Adapted by Mike Poulton

Schiller's great tragedy transformed by Mike Poulton into an intense and gripping historical thriller.

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.

The Winter's Tale

The Winter's Tale

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.

The Wise Woman of Hoxton

The Wise Woman of Hoxton

By Thomas Heywood

A city comedy complete with cross-dressing and disguise, dating from around 1605.

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The Witches of Lancashire

The Witches of Lancashire

By Thomas Heywood and Richard Brome

A sensational dramatisation of the seventeenth-century witch trials, first performed at the original Globe Theatre in 1634.

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