Plays to perform
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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 (Zola/Edmundson)

              Thérèse Raquin (Zola/Edmundson)

              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.

              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 (Abbey Theatre version)

              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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