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Swansong

Swansong

By Anton Chekhov Translated by Stephen Mulrine

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

Published in volume Chekhov: Shorts
    Thomas More

    Thomas More

    By Anthony Munday, William Shakespeare and Henry Chettle

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

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    Three Sisters (Chekhov/Lynn)

    Three Sisters (Chekhov/Lynn)

    By Anton Chekhov Adapted by Cordelia Lynn

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

    Three Sisters (Chekhov/Wright)

    Three Sisters (Chekhov/Wright)

    By Anton Chekhov Translated by Nicholas Wright

    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.

    Three Sisters (Drama Classics)

    Three Sisters (Drama Classics)

    By Anton Chekhov Translated by Stephen Mulrine

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

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    Thyestes

    Thyestes

    By Seneca Translated by Caryl Churchill

    Atreus, Agamemnon's father, takes revenge on his brother Thyestes by murdering Thyestes' sons and serving their flesh up for their father's dinner.

    'Tis Pity She's a Whore

    'Tis Pity She's a Whore

    By John Ford

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

    A Touch of the Poet

    A Touch of the Poet

    By Eugene O'Neill

    A powerful play tracking the Yankee experience from innocence to corruption, from one of the twentieth century's most significant writers.

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    A Tragic Figure

    A Tragic Figure

    By Anton Chekhov Translated by Stephen Mulrine

    A comic duologue about a civil servant sweltering in Moscow coping with the incessant demands of his family from their summer dacha.

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      Uncle Vanya (Chekhov / McPherson)

      Uncle Vanya (Chekhov / McPherson)

      By Anton Chekhov Adapted by Conor McPherson

      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.

      Uncle Vanya (Drama Classics)

      Uncle Vanya (Drama Classics)

      By Anton Chekhov Translated by Stephen Mulrine

      Chekhov's great play about an elderly professor whose plans to sell off his rural estate threaten the livelihoods of those who have worked tirelessly to keep the estate going.

      Volpone

      Volpone

      By Ben Jonson

      Volpone is a Venetian aristocrat, a loveable rogue who enjoys the cunning pursuit of wealth more than money itself. Pretending to be mortally ill, he watches as his greedy neighbours swarm around him with expensive gifts in the hope of inheriting his fortune.

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