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Liolà

Liolà

By Tanya Ronder Original author Luigi Pirandello

A funny and touching new version of Pirandello's high-spirited drama, set at the heart of a rural community where property and family unleash fierce passions.

Ghosts

Ghosts

By Henrik Ibsen Adapted by Richard Eyre

Richard Eyre's version of Ibsen's Ghosts is a fresh and vivid depiction of a woman who yearns for emotional and sexual freedom, but who is too timid to achieve it.

The Bear

The Bear

By Anton Chekhov Translated by Stephen Mulrine

A one-act comic play about a reclusive young widow whose life takes a surprisingly romantic turn.

Published in volume Chekhov: Shorts
    The Proposal

    The Proposal

    By Anton Chekhov Translated by Stephen Mulrine

    A brilliantly funny one-act play about a hypochondriac attempting to propose to an argumentative young woman.

    Published in volume Chekhov: Shorts
      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.

      Published in volume Chekhov: Shorts
        On the Evils of Tobacco

        On the Evils of Tobacco

        By Anton Chekhov Translated by Stephen Mulrine

        A bittersweet monologue in which a scientific lecture is hijacked by thoughts of domestic misery.

        Published in volume Chekhov: Shorts
          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
            The Wedding

            The Wedding

            By Anton Chekhov Translated by Stephen Mulrine

            A one-act play by Chekhov in a translation by Chekhov expert Stephen Mulrine.

            Published in volume Chekhov: Shorts
              The Dance of Death

              The Dance of Death

              By August Strindberg Adapted by Conor McPherson

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

              Thérèse Raquin

              Thérèse Raquin (Theatre Royal Bath stage version)

              By Émile Zola Adapted by Helen Edmundson

              A story of lust, madness and destruction set in the backstreets of Paris. Based on Emile Zola's classic novel.

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              Dara

              Dara

              By Shahid Nadeem Adapted by Tanya Ronder

              An intense domestic drama of global consequence – for India then and for our world now.

              Hedda Gabler

              Hedda Gabler (Abbey Theatre version)

              By Henrik Ibsen Adapted by Mark O'Rowe

              A fluid yet faithful adaptation of Ibsen's masterpiece.

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              Jules Verne, adapted by Laura Eason
              Created by Mark Gatiss