Classic Drama (pre-1945)

Racine's reworking of Euripides' Hippolytus, celebrated for its tragic construction and the richness of its language.

One of the best-known eighteenth-century comedies of manners, Sheridan's first play, and still his most popular. In the Nick Hern Books Drama Classics series.

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 classic comedy of manners with two of the great comic roles of the English stage, published in the Nick Hern Books Drama Classics series.

Molière's classic farce in a fresh and performable translation. In the Nick Hern Books Drama Classics series.

Christopher Marlowe's drama of religious conflict, intrigue, and revenge, set on the island of Malta. In the Nick Hern Books Drama Classics series.

Ben Jonson's classic comedy, in a handy pocket edition in the Nick Hern Books Drama Classics series.