NHB Classic Plays

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.

Euripides' classic story of the woman who murders her own children in revenge for her husband's infidelity, here given a distinctive Scots flavour by the poet and playwright Liz Lochhead.

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

A brilliant adaptation of Strindberg's groundbreaking masterpiece.

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.

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

A gripping historical tragedy, set in the time of the Roman Emperor Tiberius, about a man ruthlessly working his way to the top, destroying everyone in his path.

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