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NHB Classic Plays

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Seagull

Seagull

By Anton Chekhov Translated by Charlotte Pyke, John Kerr and Joseph Blatchley

A striking version of Chekhov's classic play, restoring the cuts demanded by the Russian censor in 1896.

The Seagull

The Seagull

By Anton Chekhov Translated by Stephen Mulrine

Chekhov's early tragedy, translated and introduced by Stephen Mulrine.

Salome

Salome

By Oscar Wilde

The savage power of ancient myth collides with twentieth-century decadence in Oscar Wilde's astonishing tragedy.

The Rover

The Rover

By Aphra Behn

A classic Restoration comedy by one of the earliest and most celebrated female playwrights. In the Nick Hern Books Drama Classics series.

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Rosmersholm

Rosmersholm

By Henrik Ibsen Adapted by Mike Poulton

A portrait of idealism and democracy floundering in a society of conservatism and opportunism, considered by many to be Ibsen's dramatic masterpiece.

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Romeo and Juliet

Romeo and Juliet (Plays at the Garrick edition)

By William Shakespeare Edited by Kenneth Branagh

Shakespeare's heartbreaking tale of forbidden love, brought to life in a new production co-directed by Rob Ashford and Kenneth Branagh.

The Roaring Girl

The Roaring Girl

By Thomas Dekker and Thomas Middleton

A hilarious city comedy by the authors of A Mad World, My Masters and The Shoemaker's Holiday. features the text edited for the RSC production, and introductions by key members of its creative team. Part of the RSC's Roaring Girls season.

Richard III

Richard III (West End edition)

By William Shakespeare Edited by Jamie Lloyd

Jamie Lloyd's version of Shakespeare's Richard III, edited for his Trafalgar Transformed production of the play in 2014, with additional bonus material.

Restoration Comedy: Three Plays

Restoration Comedy: Three Plays

By Aphra Behn, William Congreve and William Wycherley

Three of the most popular Restoration comedies in one volume, all dealing with the place of women in society.

The Proposal

The Proposal

By Anton Chekhov Translated by Stephen Mulrine

A brilliantly funny one-act play about a hypochondriac attempting to propose to an argumentative young woman.

Published in volume Chekhov: Shorts
    Player Kings

    Player Kings

    Shakespeare's Henry IV Parts 1 & 2

    By William Shakespeare Adapted by Robert Icke

    Shakespeare's great history plays, Henry IV Parts 1 & 2, brought together in a visionary new version adapted by award-winning writer and director Robert Icke.

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    Peribanez

    Peribanez

    By Lope de Vega Adapted by Tanya Ronder

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

    Othello

    Othello (Frantic Assembly version)

    By William Shakespeare Adapted by Scott Graham and Steven Hoggett

    Frantic Assembly's electrifying take on Shakespeare's tragedy of paranoia, sex and murder, firmly rooted in a volatile twenty-first century.

    Orestes: Blood and Light

    Orestes: Blood and Light

    By Helen Edmundson Original author Euripides

    An explosive retelling of the most savage and powerful of ancient myths - the story of avenging siblings, Electra and Orestes.

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    On the Evils of Tobacco

    On the Evils of Tobacco

    By Anton Chekhov Translated by Stephen Mulrine

    A bittersweet monologue in which a scientific lecture is hijacked by thoughts of domestic misery.

    Published in volume Chekhov: Shorts
      A New Way to Please You (or The Old Law)

      A New Way to Please You (or The Old Law)

      By Thomas Middleton and William Rowley

      A black comedy about a question that haunts us today - what to do about an ageing population.

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      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.

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      Naked

      Naked

      By Luigi Pirandello Adapted by Nicholas Wright

      Pirandello's ingenious detective story about a young woman who is hounded by the press after the death of a child in her care..

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