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Rosmersholm

Rosmersholm

By Henrik Ibsen Adapted by Mike Poulton

A portrait of idealism and democracy floundering in a society of conservatism and opportunism, considered by many to be Ibsen's dramatic masterpiece.

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The Roaring Girl

The Roaring Girl

By Thomas Dekker and Thomas Middleton

A hilarious city comedy by the authors of A Mad World, My Masters and The Shoemaker's Holiday. features the text edited for the RSC production, and introductions by key members of its creative team. Part of the RSC's Roaring Girls season.

Richard III

Richard III (West End edition)

By William Shakespeare Edited by Jamie Lloyd

Jamie Lloyd's version of Shakespeare's Richard III, edited for his Trafalgar Transformed production of the play in 2014, with additional bonus material.

The Proposal

The Proposal

By Anton Chekhov Translated by Stephen Mulrine

A brilliantly funny one-act play about a hypochondriac attempting to propose to an argumentative young woman.

Published in volume Chekhov: Shorts
    Peribanez

    Peribanez

    By Lope de Vega Adapted by Tanya Ronder

    A gripping drama of sex, power and passion from the Spanish Golden Age.

    Orestes: Blood and Light

    Orestes: Blood and Light

    By Helen Edmundson Original author Euripides

    An explosive retelling of the most savage and powerful of ancient myths - the story of avenging siblings, Electra and Orestes.

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    On the Evils of Tobacco

    On the Evils of Tobacco

    By Anton Chekhov Translated by Stephen Mulrine

    A bittersweet monologue in which a scientific lecture is hijacked by thoughts of domestic misery.

    Published in volume Chekhov: Shorts
      A New Way to Please You (or The Old Law)

      A New Way to Please You (or The Old Law)

      By Thomas Middleton and William Rowley

      A black comedy about a question that haunts us today - what to do about an ageing population.

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      Nathan the Wise

      Nathan the Wise

      By Gotthold Ephraim Lessing Translated by Edward Kemp

      Lessing's 18th-century masterpiece, a passionate plea for religious tolerance.

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      Naked

      Naked

      By Luigi Pirandello Adapted by Nicholas Wright

      Pirandello's ingenious detective story about a young woman who is hounded by the press after the death of a child in her care..

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      Miss Julie

      Miss Julie

      By August Strindberg Adapted by Howard Brenton

      A brilliant adaptation of Strindberg's groundbreaking masterpiece.

      Medea

      Medea (Northern Broadsides version)

      By Euripides Adapted by Tom Paulin

      Euripides' tragedy, reworked by poet Tom Paulin into lithe and sinewy modern English.

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