A tragic tale of duty, retribution and fate, in the Nick Hern Books Drama Classics series.

García Lorca's passionate, lyrical tale of longing and revenge: a twentieth century masterpiece.

Chekhov's early tragedy, translated and introduced by Stephen Mulrine.

A pivotal work of European culture, with a character that has inspired artists from Goya to Picasso.

A short play about a young mother's inability to cope with separation from her daughter.

A dark and disturbing portrait of mental illness, and its effects on a young family.

Racine's reworking of Euripides' Hippolytus, celebrated for its tragic construction and the richness of its language.

Lorca's tale of an impassioned, childless woman who is driven by madness to commit a heinous crime. In the Nick Hern Books Drama Classics series.

A startling domestic thriller from the seventeenth century, one of the first tragedies ever to be written about ordinary people. In the Nick Hern Books Drama Classics series.

Aeschylus' great trilogy of Greek tragedies: Agamemnon, Choephori (Libation-Bearers) and Eumenides (The Furies).

Christopher Marlowe's drama of religious conflict, intrigue, and revenge, set on the island of Malta. In the Nick Hern Books Drama Classics series.

The Italian Court is riddled with corruption in this classic Jacobean tragedy. In the Nick Hern Books Drama Classics series.