The story of revenge by the half-man, half-god Dionysos on Pentheus, King of Thebes, and all his people.

A modern epic set in ancient Rome, about a polyglot, violent city at the heart of a divided nation.

A domestic tragedy about a woman plotting to have her husband murdered, Arden of Faversham was first published in 1592. Its authorship is unknown, although suggestions include Thomas Kyd, Christopher Marlowe and William Shakespeare.

Both psychological puzzle and quietly devastating tragedy, Mark O'Rowe's The Approach explores the inner lives of three women as they desperately try to make sense of their world.

A muscular version of Sophocles' timeless masterpiece, offering a profound reflection on the nature of power, democracy and human rights.

The first great 'resistance' drama - and perhaps the definitive Greek tragedy.

The story of Andromache, widow of the Trojan hero Hector. In the Drama Classics series.

Dryden's 1677 play All for Love is a version of the Antony and Cleopatra story, told as a heroic tragedy.

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