Classic Drama (pre-1945)

An edition of the play in the Shakespeare Folios series, offering the absolute authenticity of the First Folio in a totally accessible form.

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

Lessing's 18th-century masterpiece, a passionate plea for religious tolerance.

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

A revenge tragedy set in the Spanish court, filled with powerful dramatic moments of violence, pathos, satire and humour. Part of the Globe Quartos series, co-published with Shakespeare's Globe.

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

An edition of the play in the Shakespeare Folios series - offering the absolute authenticity of the First Folio in a totally accessible form.

Ibsen's mighty epic, by turns fantastic and tragic, based on the Norwegian fairy tale Per Gynt. In the Nick Hern Books Drama Classics series.

Racine's reworking of Euripides' Hippolytus, celebrated for its tragic construction and the richness of its language.

J.M. Synge's extraordinary play about a young man on the run, and his unexpected elevation to folk hero. In the Nick Hern Books Drama Classics series.

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.

A Jacobean tragicomedy from 1617, about a shepherd who seeks redress for a miscarriage of justice.