NHB Classic Plays

A striking version of Chekhov's classic play, restoring the cuts demanded by the Russian censor in 1896.

Chekhov's early tragedy, translated and introduced by Stephen Mulrine.

A gripping historical tragedy, set in the time of the Roman Emperor Tiberius, about a man ruthlessly working his way to the top, destroying everyone in his path.

The third and final part of The Ubu Plays, Alfred Jarry's surreal and hilarious satire of power, greed, and bourgeois pretension. Slave Ubu concludes the adventures of Pa Ubu.

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

A controversial work of extraordinary power, remarkable length (9 acts), and use of asides to express the characters' unspoken thoughts. An outstanding, somewhat Freudian play from one of the twentieth century's most significant writers.

A comic duologue about a melancholy old actor perked up by memories of past glories.

The incendiary story of Henry VIII's chancellor, Sir Thomas More, executed for failing to arrange Henry's divorce from Catherine of Aragon.

Nicholas Wright's version of Chekhov's masterpiece, in which four young people are left stranded in a provincial backwater following the death of their father.

Cordelia Lynn's version of Chekhov's play, about three sisters trapped in a provincial town, waiting for their lives to begin.

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

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