NHB Classic Plays

Pirandello's ingenious detective story about a young woman who is hounded by the press after the death of a child in her care..

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.

Strindberg's gripping psychological drama about the battle of the sexes, in a version by Mike Poulton.

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

Jamie Lloyd's version of Shakespeare's Richard III, edited for his Trafalgar Transformed production of the play in 2014, with additional bonus material.

Passionate, dangerously funny, and enduringly perceptive, a wickedly enjoyable black comedy that Strindberg considered his masterpiece.

Frank Wedekind's famously banned German play about adolescent sexuality.

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

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.

A classic comedy of manners from the Restoration period. In the Nick Hern Books Drama Classics series.