Plays to perform

NHB Classic Plays

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An Ideal Husband

An Ideal Husband

By Oscar Wilde

The Rolls-Royce of English comedies, exploring corruption and morality, and bringing an act of political sin into the heart of the English home.

The House of Bernarda Alba

The House of Bernarda Alba

By Federico García Lorca Translated by Rona Munro

García Lorca's drama about the shattering effects of emotional repression on a family of cloistered daughters, in a version by playwright Rona Munro for the critically acclaimed Shared Experience Theatre Company.

The House of Bernarda Alba

The House of Bernarda Alba

By Federico García Lorca Translated by Jo Clifford

Lorca's extraordinarily powerful drama, the last he wrote before his assassination, explores the darkness at the heart of repression.

Hedda Gabler

Hedda Gabler (Almeida Theatre version)

By Henrik Ibsen Adapted by Richard Eyre

Richard Eyre's high-profile adaptation of Ibsen's famous 'problem play' about a headstrong woman's determination to control those around her.

Hedda Gabler

Hedda Gabler (Abbey Theatre version)

By Henrik Ibsen Adapted by Mark O'Rowe

A fluid yet faithful adaptation of Ibsen's masterpiece.

Hedda Gabler

Hedda Gabler

By Henrik Ibsen Translated by Kenneth McLeish

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

The Hairy Ape

The Hairy Ape

By Eugene O'Neill

A nightmarish condemnation of the dehumanising effects of industrialisation on the American people.

Published in volume The Hairy Ape & All God's Chillun Got Wings
    The Great God Brown

    The Great God Brown

    By Eugene O'Neill

    A demonstration of O'Neill's expressionistic experimentation with masks to emphasise the distinction between characters, and the lack of understanding in human relationships.

    Published in volume Desire Under the Elms & The Great God Brown
      Ghosts

      Ghosts

      By Henrik Ibsen Adapted by Richard Eyre

      Richard Eyre's version of Ibsen's Ghosts is a fresh and vivid depiction of a woman who yearns for emotional and sexual freedom, but who is too timid to achieve it.

      Ghosts

      Ghosts

      By Henrik Ibsen Translated by Stephen Mulrine

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

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      French Without Tears

      French Without Tears

      By Terence Rattigan

      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.

      Flight

      Flight

      By Mikhail Bulgakov Adapted by Ron Hutchinson

      A rich and poetic play set during the Russian Civil War, by the author of The Master and Margarita.

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