Classic Drama (pre-1945)

The Italian Court is riddled with corruption in this classic Jacobean tragedy. In the Nick Hern Books Drama Classics series.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

An affectionate and witty comedy of recollection from one of the twentieth century's most significant writers. A family-based saga set in the years just before the First World War.

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.

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

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