NHB Classic Plays

The greatest story ever told, in a version by Mike Poulton, premiered at York Minster in May 2016.

Ibsen's moving play about duty and self-determination, relocated to the Caribbean in the 1950s.

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

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.

Conor McPherson's stunning adaptation of the Anton Chekhov masterpiece, a portrayal of life at the turn of the twentieth century, full of tumultuous frustration, dark humour and hidden passions.

A visceral new version of Strindberg’s compelling, bitingly funny battle of wills.

A brilliant adaptation of Strindberg's groundbreaking masterpiece.

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

A Middle-Eastern leader comes out of hiding, and is hounded from state to state by the forces of the Roman Empire who threaten sanctions and ultimately war on anyone who harbours him.

A sparkling translation of Ibsen's penultimate play.

Nicholas Wright's sensitive version of Ibsen's late play, about a family brought low by the disgrace and imprisonment of its patriarch.

A powerful expressionist drama from the 1920s about the dependent status of women in an increasingly mechanised society, based on the true story of Ruth Snyder.