Classic Drama (pre-1945)
See also: Ancient Classic Drama; Drama Classics series.
The Importance of Being Earnest
Oscar Wilde's undying comedy – in an edition to fit any handbag.
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Desire Under the Elms
A story of greed, yearning and murder with incest and infanticide, and edged with echoes of Ancient Greek tragedy within a New England farming family.
The Great God Brown
A demonstration of O'Neill's expressionistic experimentation with masks to emphasise the distinction between characters, and the lack of understanding in human relationships.
French Without Tears
A masterpiece of light comedy from Terence Rattigan, about a group of bright young things attempting to learn French on the Riviera amid myriad distractions.
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After the Dance
Rattigan's brilliant attack on the hedonistic lifestyle of the ‘bright young things’ of the 1920s and 30s.
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£12.99£10.39Add to basketEbook£12.99£10.39Volpone
By Ben JonsonVolpone is a Venetian aristocrat, a loveable rogue who enjoys the cunning pursuit of wealth more than money itself. Pretending to be mortally ill, he watches as his greedy neighbours swarm around him with expensive gifts in the hope of inheriting his fortune.
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The Devil is an Ass
By Ben JonsonBen Jonson's 1616 comedy about a junior demon who persuades his master Satan to let him spend a day in London.
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The Illusion
By Pierre Corneille Adapted by Tony KushnerAn enchanting argument for the power of theatrical imagination over reality, The Illusion weaves obsession and caprice, romance and murder, fact and fiction, into an enticing exploration of the greatest illusion of all – love.
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Les Parents Terribles
By Jean Cocteau Translated by Jeremy SamsJean Cocteau's frank, ironic, bruisingly melodramatic play dealing with incest and the diseased love from which it stems.
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The Rivals
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.
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The Hypochondriac
By Molière Translated by Martin SorrellMolière's classic farce in a fresh and performable translation. In the Nick Hern Books Drama Classics series.
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£3.99£3.19Add to basketEbook£4.99£3.99The Jew of Malta
Christopher Marlowe's drama of religious conflict, intrigue, and revenge, set on the island of Malta. In the Nick Hern Books Drama Classics series.
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