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The Dance of Death

The Dance of Death

By August Strindberg Adapted by Conor McPherson

A visceral new version of Strindberg’s compelling, bitingly funny battle of wills.

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.

Cuckold Ubu

Cuckold Ubu

By Alfred Jarry

A sequel to King Ubu, Alfred Jarry's surreal and hilarious satire of power, greed, and bourgeois pretension. Cuckold Ubu continues the adventures of Pa Ubu.

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    Creditors

    Creditors

    By August Strindberg Translated by Howard Brenton

    Passionate, dangerously funny, and enduringly perceptive, a wickedly enjoyable black comedy that Strindberg considered his masterpiece.

    The Country Wife

    The Country Wife

    By William Wycherley

    A classically bawdy Restoration Comedy, widely regarded as one of the filthiest and funniest plays ever written.

    The City Madam

    The City Madam (RSC edition)

    By Philip Massinger

    A waspish city comedy attacking the vices of hypocrisy, greed, self-indulgence and social pretension.

    The Cherry Orchard

    The Cherry Orchard

    By Anton Chekhov Translated by Stephen Mulrine

    Chekhov's classic tragicomedy, translated and introduced by Stephen Mulrine.

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    Chekhov: Shorts

    Chekhov: Shorts

    By Anton Chekhov Translated by Stephen Mulrine

    A collection of five of Anton Chekhov’s best-known short plays, in brand new English translations.

    Chekhov: Four Plays

    Chekhov: Four Plays

    By Anton Chekhov Translated by Stephen Mulrine

    Anton Chekhov's four greatest plays in one volume - in sensitive, accurate and much-performed translations. In the Nick Hern Books Drama Classic Collections series.

    Cardenio

    Cardenio

    Shakespeare's 'lost play' re-imagined

    By William Shakespeare and John Fletcher Edited by Gregory Doran and Antonio Alamo

    Set in the heat and dust of Andalusia in seventeenth-century Spain, Cardenio is the story of a friendship betrayed, with all the elements of a thriller: disguise, dishonour and deceit.

    Blood Wedding

    Blood Wedding

    By Federico García Lorca Adapted by Tanya Ronder

    García Lorca's blood-soaked story of doomed love, in a version by playwright Tanya Ronder.

    Blood Wedding

    Blood Wedding

    By Federico García Lorca Translated by Jo Clifford

    García Lorca's passionate, lyrical tale of longing and revenge: a twentieth century masterpiece.

    Believe What You Will

    Believe What You Will

    By Philip Massinger

    A Middle-Eastern leader comes out of hiding, and is hounded from state to state by the forces of the Roman Empire who threaten sanctions and ultimately war on anyone who harbours him.

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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

      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.

      Antigone

      Antigone

      By Sophocles Translated by Marianne McDonald

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

      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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