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.

The Beggar's Opera

The Beggar's Opera

By John Gay

John Gay's bawdy and burlesque pastiche of classical Italian opera, often regarded as the world's first ever musical.

Believe What You Will

Believe What You Will

By Philip Massinger

A Middle-Eastern leader comes out of hiding, and is hounded from state to state by the forces of the Roman Empire who threaten sanctions and ultimately war on anyone who harbours him.

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Blood Wedding

Blood Wedding

By Federico García Lorca Translated by Jo Clifford

García Lorca's passionate, lyrical tale of longing and revenge: a twentieth century masterpiece.

Blood Wedding

Blood Wedding

By Federico García Lorca Adapted by Tanya Ronder

García Lorca's blood-soaked story of doomed love, in a version by playwright Tanya Ronder.

Cardenio

Cardenio

Shakespeare's 'lost play' re-imagined

By William Shakespeare and John Fletcher Edited by Gregory Doran and Antonio Alamo

Set in the heat and dust of Andalusia in seventeenth-century Spain, Cardenio is the story of a friendship betrayed, with all the elements of a thriller: disguise, dishonour and deceit.

Celestina

Celestina

By Fernando de Rojas Translated by John Clifford

A pivotal work of European culture, with a character that has inspired artists from Goya to Picasso.

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The Changeling

The Changeling

By Thomas Middleton and William Rowley

Middleton and Rowley's masterpiece, a tale of murder, lust, seduction and blackmail in the seventeenth century.

A Chaste Maid in Cheapside

A Chaste Maid in Cheapside

By Thomas Middleton

A delightfully lewd city comedy by the co-author of The Changeling.

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The Cherry Orchard

The Cherry Orchard

By Anton Chekhov Translated by Stephen Mulrine

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

Children of the Sun

Children of the Sun

By Maxim Gorky Translated by Stephen Mulrine

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

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The City Madam

The City Madam (RSC edition)

By Philip Massinger

A waspish city comedy attacking the vices of hypocrisy, greed, self-indulgence and social pretension.

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