Classic Drama (pre-1945)

Nicholas Wright's version of Chekhov's masterpiece, in which four young people are left stranded in a provincial backwater following the death of their father.

Cordelia Lynn's version of Chekhov's play, about three sisters trapped in a provincial town, waiting for their lives to begin.

A classic tragedy of incestuous love between brother and sister. Published in the Nick Hern Books Drama Classics series.

A powerful play tracking the Yankee experience from innocence to corruption, from one of the twentieth century's most significant writers.

A comic duologue about a civil servant sweltering in Moscow coping with the incessant demands of his family from their summer dacha.

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

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.

Conor McPherson's stunning adaptation of the Anton Chekhov masterpiece, a portrayal of life at the turn of the twentieth century, full of tumultuous frustration, dark humour and hidden passions.

Volpone is a Venetian aristocrat, a loveable rogue who enjoys the cunning pursuit of wealth more than money itself. Pretending to be mortally ill, he watches as his greedy neighbours swarm around him with expensive gifts in the hope of inheriting his fortune.

Schiller's epic trilogy set during the Thirty Years' War, adapted into a gripping single play with all the drama and twists of fate of a Shakespearean tragedy.

A classic comedy of manners from the Restoration period. In the Nick Hern Books Drama Classics series.

A one-act play by Chekhov in a translation by Chekhov expert Stephen Mulrine.