Plays to perform

Classic Drama (pre-1945)

See also: Ancient Classic Drama; Drama Classics series.

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The Beaux Stratagem

The Beaux Stratagem

By George Farquhar

George Farquhar's immortal comedy about two young gentlemen with a misguided plan to get enrich themselves at the expense of a series of young heiresses.

Miss Julie

Miss Julie

By August Strindberg Translated by Kenneth McLeish

Strindberg's classic naturalistic play, translated and introduced by Kenneth McLeish. In the Nick Hern Books Drama Classics series.

The Importance of Being Earnest

The Importance of Being Earnest

By Oscar Wilde

Oscar Wilde's undying comedy – in an edition to fit any handbag.

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Desire Under the Elms

Desire Under the Elms

By Eugene O'Neill

A story of greed, yearning and murder with incest and infanticide, and edged with echoes of Ancient Greek tragedy within a New England farming family.

Published in volume Desire Under the Elms & The Great God Brown
    The Great God Brown

    The Great God Brown

    By Eugene O'Neill

    A demonstration of O'Neill's expressionistic experimentation with masks to emphasise the distinction between characters, and the lack of understanding in human relationships.

    Published in volume Desire Under the Elms & The Great God Brown
      The Machine Wreckers

      The Machine Wreckers

      By Ernst Toller Translated by Ashley Dukes

      A classic of German expressionism by an active revolutionary who was also an accomplished poet and playwright.

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      Faust: Parts I & II

      Faust: Parts I & II

      By Johann Wolfgang Goethe Adapted by Howard Brenton

      A two-part version of Goethe's great work, retaining the mighty scope, linguistic daring and philosophical intricacy of the original.

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      The Way of the World

      The Way of the World

      By William Congreve

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

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      Hedda Gabler

      Hedda Gabler

      By Henrik Ibsen Translated by Kenneth McLeish

      An English version of Henrik Ibsen's play Hedda Gabler, published in the Nick Hern Books Drama Classics series.

      The Duchess of Malfi

      The Duchess of Malfi

      By John Webster

      The macabre Jacobean tragedy, in the Nick Hern Books Drama Classics series.

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      An Italian Straw Hat

      An Italian Straw Hat

      By Eugène Labiche Translated by Kenneth McLeish

      A classic 19th-century French farce, in the Nick Hern Books Drama Classics series.

      Mary Stuart

      Mary Stuart

      By Friedrich Schiller Translated by Jeremy Sams

      Schiller's grand historical tragedy, a battle of wits between Mary Queen of Scots and her captor, Queen Elizabeth I.

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