Classic Drama (pre-1945)

A masterly satire of London society at the turn of the 17th century, abounding with Middleton's craft and wit.

A 17th-century play tracing the fortunes of two brothers shipwrecked in a foreign land.

A popular comedy from the early-17th century, combining romance, magic, deer poaching and abduction from a nunnery. Part of the Nick Hern Books Globe Quartos series.

Middleton's only surviving historical play, published in the Nick Hern Books Globe Quartos series.

A lyrical and poetic Discovery Play about Princess Quisara of the Indonesian island of Tidore, who vows to marry the man who can free her imprisoned brother.

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.

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

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

A chillingly grotesque farce set in the aftermath of the Russian Revolution.

Richard Eyre's high-profile adaptation of Ibsen's famous 'problem play' about a headstrong woman's determination to control those around her.

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

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.