Oedipus
Sophocles' epic tragedy transformed into an essential, explosive human thriller by visionary director Robert Icke.
Oedipus
By Sophocles Adapted by Ella Hickson2f 4m plus 2 girls and extrasAn intimate and revelatory version of Sophocles' transcendent tragedy, premiered at the Old Vic, London, in 2025, starring Rami Malek and Indira Varma.
The Oresteia
2f 4m (Ag); 3f 5m (Ch); 3f 3m (Eu) plus chorus & extrasAeschylus' great trilogy of Greek tragedies: Agamemnon, Choephori (Libation-Bearers) and Eumenides (The Furies).
Orestes: Blood and Light
By Helen Edmundson Original author Euripides3f 3mAn explosive retelling of the most savage and powerful of ancient myths - the story of avenging siblings, Electra and Orestes.
Othello
By William Shakespeare Edited by Nick de Somogyi3f 11m plus extrasAn edition of the play in the Shakespeare Folios series - offering the absolute authenticity of the First Folio in a totally accessible form.
Phedra
By Jean Racine Translated by Julie Rose4f 4mRacine's reworking of Euripides' Hippolytus, celebrated for its tragic construction and the richness of its language.
The Real & Imagined History of the Elephant Man
By Tom WrightFlexible casting: minimum 5 performers doubling (more than 30 parts in total)A powerful, angry and surprising play about the person who came to be known as 'the Elephant Man', restoring Joseph Merrick to the centre of his own story.
The Revenger's Tragedy
3f 13m, plus extrasA Jacobean tale of personal vengeance in a morally bankrupt world. In the Nick Hern Books Drama Classics series.
Richard III
By William Shakespeare Edited by Nick de Somogyi4f 42m, extrasAn edition of the play in the Shakespeare Folios series - offering the absolute authenticity of the First Folio in a totally accessible form.
Richard III (West End edition)
By William Shakespeare Edited by Jamie Lloyd4f 15mJamie Lloyd's version of Shakespeare's Richard III, edited for his Trafalgar Transformed production of the play in 2014, with additional bonus material.
Romeo and Juliet
By William Shakespeare Edited by Nick de Somogyi4f 24m plus extras (doubling possible)An edition of the play in the Shakespeare Folios series - offering the absolute authenticity of the First Folio in a totally accessible form.
Rosmersholm
By Henrik Ibsen Translated by Kenneth McLeish2f 4mIbsen's play about idealism and liberalism undermined by a deeply conservative society. In an English translation by Kenneth McLeish, published in the Nick Hern Books Drama Classics series.
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Amateur Productions
On Now & Coming SoonBill Bryson, Adapted by Tim WhitnallFin KennedyAmanda WhittingtonAlexandra Wood, Adapted from Kate SummerscaleAmanda WhittingtonHenrik Ibson, Adapted by Richard EyreTom WellsJeremy Sams, Original authors John Esmonde and Bob Larbey