The White Devil
The Italian Court is riddled with corruption in this classic Jacobean tragedy. In the Nick Hern Books Drama Classics series.
The White Devil (RSC version)
A violent tragedy, regarded as one of the great works of Jacobean theatre. Features the text edited for the 2014 RSC production, and introductions by key members of its creative team.
The Wider Earth
A powerfully dramatic play about Charles Darwin's voyage on board HMS Beagle - an adventure that changed not only his own life, but also the history of the entire world.
The Wild Duck
By Henrik Ibsen Translated by Stephen Mulrine3f 9m plus extrasIbsen's masterpiece of modern tragicomedy, in an English translation by Stephen Mulrine. In the Nick Hern Books Drama Classics series.
The Wind in the Willows (stage version)
By Kenneth Grahame Adapted by Mike Kenny2f 6m doubling (large cast possible)A delightful stage adaptation that combines all the joy and mystery of Kenneth Grahame's much-loved classic with the lightness of touch and playful theatricality that award-winning playwright Mike Kenny is known for.
The Winter's Tale
By William Shakespeare Edited by Nick de Somogyi8f 15m, doubling (large cast possible)An edition of the play in the Shakespeare Folios series - offering the absolute authenticity of the First Folio in a totally accessible form.
The Wise Woman of Hoxton
6f 13mA city comedy complete with cross-dressing and disguise, dating from around 1605.
The Witches of Lancashire
By Thomas Heywood and Richard Brome7f 15mA sensational dramatisation of the seventeenth-century witch trials, first performed at the original Globe Theatre in 1634.
Wolf Hall (stage version)
By Hilary Mantel Adapted by Mike Poulton4-7f 15-24m (plus non-speaking extras)The first part of Mike Poulton's two-part adaptation of Hilary Mantel's acclaimed novels Wolf Hall and Bring Up the Bodies. A thrilling and utterly convincing portrait of a brilliant man embroiled in the lethal, high-stakes politics of the Court of Henry VIII.
Published in volume Wolf Hall & Bring Up the Bodies (stage version)Wolves Are Coming For You
By Joel Horwood2f (or up to 10f 5m)A play for two actors – or many more – exploring just how much wild we're comfortable with.
A Woman Killed with Kindness
By Thomas Heywood Edited by Trevor Griffiths3f 19m, doublingA startling domestic thriller from the seventeenth century, one of the first tragedies ever to be written about ordinary people. In the Nick Hern Books Drama Classics series.
A Woman of No Importance
By Oscar Wilde7f 8mOscar Wilde's audacious drama of social scandal centres around the revelation of a long-concealed secret. In the Nick Hern Books Drama Classics series.
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Amateur Productions
On Now & Coming SoonBill Bryson, Adapted by Tim WhitnallFin KennedyAmanda WhittingtonAlexandra Wood, Adapted from Kate SummerscaleAmanda WhittingtonHenrik Ibson, Adapted by Richard EyreTom WellsJeremy Sams, Original authors John Esmonde and Bob Larbey