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Nick Hern Books

NHB Classic Plays

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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 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
    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 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
      Ghosts

      Ghosts

      By Henrik Ibsen Adapted by Richard Eyre

      Richard Eyre's version of Ibsen's Ghosts is a fresh and vivid depiction of a woman who yearns for emotional and sexual freedom, but who is too timid to achieve it.

      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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      French Without Tears

      French Without Tears

      By Terence Rattigan

      A masterpiece of light comedy from Terence Rattigan, about a group of bright young things attempting to learn French on the Riviera amid myriad distractions.

      French Without Tears

      French Without Tears (2015 edition)

      By Terence Rattigan

      Terence Rattigan’s sparkling comedy about a group of bright young things attempting to learn French on the Riviera amid myriad distractions, French Without Tears ran for over a thousand performances in the 1930s and remains a delight today.

      Flight

      Flight

      By Mikhail Bulgakov Adapted by Ron Hutchinson

      A rich and poetic play set during the Russian Civil War, by the author of The Master and Margarita.

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      Faust: Parts I & II

      Faust: Parts I & II

      By Johann Wolfgang Goethe Adapted by Howard Brenton

      A two-part version of Goethe's great work, retaining the mighty scope, linguistic daring and philosophical intricacy of the original.

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      The Father

      The Father

      By August Strindberg Adapted by Mike Poulton

      Strindberg's gripping psychological drama about the battle of the sexes, in a version by Mike Poulton.

      Exiles

      Exiles

      By James Joyce

      James Joyce's only play, a startlingly modern portrait of a marriage.

      An Enemy of the People

      An Enemy of the People

      By Henrik Ibsen Adapted by Arthur Miller

      Arthur Miller's version of Ibsen's most explosive play.

      An Enemy of the People

      An Enemy of the People

      By Henrik Ibsen Adapted by Thomas Ostermeier and Florian Borchmeyer

      Ibsen's provocative play about truth in a society driven by power and money, given a startling contemporary spin in Thomas Ostermeier and Florian Borchmeyer's acclaimed version, here in an English translation by Duncan Macmillan.

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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 Emperor Jones

      The Emperor Jones

      By Eugene O'Neill

      An expressionistic chronicle of a black dictator's flight from his oppressed subjects.

      Published in volume Anna Christie & The Emperor Jones: two plays
        Emperor and Galilean

        Emperor and Galilean

        By Henrik Ibsen Adapted by Ben Power

        A thrilling version of Ibsen's epic play, charting the true odyssey of an astonishing man as he struggles to find spiritual fulfilment and political pre-eminence.

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