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Woyzeck

Woyzeck

By Georg Büchner Translated by Gregory Motton

One of the most performed and influential plays in German theatre, a modern classic that remains frighteningly relevant today. In the Nick Hern Books Drama Classics series.

Lysistrata

Lysistrata

By Aristophanes Translated by Patric Dickinson

The ancient Greek comedy in which the women of Greece go on a sex strike to force their husbands to end the Peloponnesian Wars. In the Nick Hern Books Drama Classics series.

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The Alchemist

The Alchemist

By Ben Jonson

Ben Jonson's classic comedy, in a handy pocket edition in the Nick Hern Books Drama Classics series.

Smelling a Rat

Smelling a Rat

By Mike Leigh

A black comedy/farce from the author of Abigail's Party, premiered at Hampstead Theatre in 1988.

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Doctor Faustus

Doctor Faustus

By Christopher Marlowe

The classic story of the learned Doctor Faustus who sells his soul to the devil.

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Latin American Plays

Latin American Plays

New Drama from Argentina, Cuba, Mexico and Peru

Selected by Sebastian Doggart

An essential introduction to the fascinating but largely unexplored theatre of Latin America, featuring new translations of five contemporary plays written by some the region's most exciting writers.

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The Revenger's Tragedy

The Revenger's Tragedy

By Cyril Tourneur

A Jacobean tale of personal vengeance in a morally bankrupt world. In the Nick Hern Books Drama Classics series.

Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde

Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde (stage version)

By Robert Louis Stevenson Adapted by David Edgar

A superb adaptation of Robert Louis Stevenson's famous story of the unassuming Dr Jekyll and his dark alter-ego Mr Hyde.

Beauty and the Beast

Beauty and the Beast (Young Vic stage version)

By Laurence Boswell

A magical re-telling of the story of Beauty and the Beast, with music by Mick Sands drawn from traditional French folk melodies.

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Hamlet: A User's Guide

Hamlet: A User's Guide

By Michael Pennington

An intensely practical account of the way Hamlet actually works on stage, by an acclaimed actor and director.

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Letters to George

Letters to George

By Max Stafford-Clark

A unique insight into the working methods of one of today’s most influential directors.

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Widows

Widows

By Ariel Dorfman and Tony Kushner

A smouldering political allegory about a political protest in a country ruled by a military junta. From the author of Death and the Maiden, written in collaboration with Tony Kushner, author of Angels in America.

The Government Inspector

The Government Inspector

By Nikolai Gogol Translated by Stephen Mulrine

A classic satire of provincial bureaucracy, in an English translation by Stephen Mulrine. In the Nick Hern Books Drama Classics series.

The Recruiting Officer

The Recruiting Officer

By George Farquhar

A classic Restoration-era comedy about the sexual exploits of two officers, the womanising Plume and the cowardly Brazen, as they go about their task of recruiting soldiers in the town of Shrewsbury.

East is East

East is East

By Ayub Khan Din

A wonderful comedy about growing up in multiracial Salford.

Nuremberg

Nuremberg

By Richard Norton-Taylor

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

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Hotel

Hotel

By Caryl Churchill

An innovative theatre piece combining music, voices and dance, with a text by Caryl Churchill and music by Orlando Gough.

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The Master Builder

The Master Builder

By Henrik Ibsen Translated by Kenneth McLeish

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

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