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NHB Classic Plays

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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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      An Ideal Husband

      An Ideal Husband

      By Oscar Wilde

      The Rolls-Royce of English comedies, exploring corruption and morality, and bringing an act of political sin into the heart of the English home.

      The Importance of Being Earnest

      The Importance of Being Earnest

      By Oscar Wilde

      Oscar Wilde's undying comedy – in an edition to fit any handbag.

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      John Gabriel Borkman

      John Gabriel Borkman (English Touring Theatre version)

      By Henrik Ibsen Translated by Stephen Mulrine

      A sparkling translation of Ibsen's penultimate play.

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      John Gabriel Borkman

      John Gabriel Borkman (National Theatre version)

      By Henrik Ibsen Adapted by Nicholas Wright

      Nicholas Wright's sensitive version of Ibsen's late play, about a family brought low by the disgrace and imprisonment of its patriarch.

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      John Gabriel Borkman

      John Gabriel Borkman (Bridge Theatre version)

      By Henrik Ibsen Adapted by Lucinda Coxon

      A gripping version of Ibsen's most contemporary play, first performed at the Bridge Theatre, London, in 2022.

      Judgement Day

      Judgement Day

      By Henrik Ibsen Adapted by Mike Poulton

      An adaptation of Ibsen's extraordinary last play, When We Dead Awaken, one of his most deeply personal works.

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      King Ubu

      King Ubu

      By Alfred Jarry

      Alfred Jarry's surreal and hilarious satire of power, greed, and bourgeois pretension, the first of his three plays about the comically grotesque character of Pa Ubu.

      Published in volume Ubu
        The Lady from the Sea

        The Lady from the Sea

        By Henrik Ibsen Adapted by Elinor Cook

        Ibsen's moving play about duty and self-determination, relocated to the Caribbean in the 1950s.

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