NHB Classic Plays

Ibsen's political comedy, in a crisp and satirical version by Andy Barrett.

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

Schiller's epic trilogy set during the Thirty Years' War, adapted into a gripping single play with all the drama and twists of fate of a Shakespearean tragedy.

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.

A classic of German expressionism by an active revolutionary who was also an accomplished poet and playwright.

A domestic tragedy about a woman plotting to have her husband murdered, Arden of Faversham was first published in 1592. Its authorship is unknown, although suggestions include Thomas Kyd, Christopher Marlowe and William Shakespeare.

A violent tragedy, regarded as one of the great works of Jacobean theatre. Features the text edited for the 2014 RSC production, and introductions by key members of its creative team.

A fluid yet faithful adaptation of Ibsen's masterpiece.

Ibsen's forensic examination of a marriage as it falls apart, in a version by Richard Eyre.

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.

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.