Classic Drama (pre-1945)

A masterpiece of the Spanish Golden Age, in an English version by John Clifford.

Chekhov's masterpiece of provincial claustrophobia, translated and introduced by Stephen Mulrine.

Ben Jonson's bawdy Jacobean comedy, in the Nick Hern Books Drama Classics series.

Molière's satire of intellectual snobbery, in a translation first performed by the Royal Shakespeare Company. Published in the Nick Hern Books Drama Classics series.

Lorca's tale of an impassioned, childless woman who is driven by madness to commit a heinous crime. In the Nick Hern Books Drama Classics series.

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

A masterpiece by one of the greatest writers of the Spanish Golden Age, including one of the most memorable acts of resistance in world drama.

Frank Wedekind's famously banned German play about adolescent sexuality.

Pirandello's most famous play, about the nature of theatre and the problems of theatricality. In the Nick Hern Books Drama Classics series.

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.

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

A classic satire of provincial bureaucracy, in an English translation by Stephen Mulrine. In the Nick Hern Books Drama Classics series.