A gripping verbatim drama using only the actual words spoken in court during the 1946 Nuremberg War Crimes Trial.

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

Ibsen's study of the corrosive effects of a guilty conscience. In the Nick Hern Books Drama Classics series.

A comedy drama about male friendship in which five old friends meet for a traditional evening of poker.

Molière's satire of intellectual snobbery, in a translation first performed by the Royal Shakespeare Company. Published in the Nick Hern Books Drama Classics series.

A masterly satire of London society at the turn of the 17th century, abounding with Middleton's craft and wit.

The political tragedy of a King who indulges his passion and renounces his duties, and ultimately pays the price for forsaking his country.

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

A Chekhovian family drama, first staged in Russia in 1905.

Chekhov's great play about an elderly professor whose plans to sell off his rural estate threaten the livelihoods of those who have worked tirelessly to keep the estate going.

The best-loved English comedy of the 18th century, a lighthearted farce full of entanglements and misunderstandings, all set over the course of single, eventful night. In the Nick Hern Books Drama Classics series.

An imaginative reworking of the children's classic, from the UK's leading author of plays for young audiences.

John Abbott, author of The Improvisation Book, explains how theatre directors at every level can use improvisation in the rehearsal room. Foreword by Mark Rylance.

An uncompromising account of the heartbreaking choices faced by mothers today and what happens when a distant war comes home.

The best of Kenneth Tynan's theatre criticism, selected and edited by his biographer Dominic Shellard - with a foreword by Tom Stoppard.

A spellbinding debut play about 17-year-olds on the edge, with a touch of magic and mayhem.

A powerful, witty and moving play exploring the dark interplay between sexuality and creativity.

A casebook study of three extraordinary productions of Hamlet by three giants of modern theatre: Peter Brook, Robert Lepage and Robert Wilson.