Plays

Pirandello's ingenious detective story about a young woman who is hounded by the press after the death of a child in her care..

Ibsen's study of the corrosive effects of a guilty conscience. In the Nick Hern Books Drama Classics series.

A comedy drama about male friendship in which five old friends meet for a traditional evening of poker.

Molière's satire of intellectual snobbery, in a translation first performed by the Royal Shakespeare Company. Published in the Nick Hern Books Drama Classics series.

A masterly satire of London society at the turn of the 17th century, abounding with Middleton's craft and wit.

The political tragedy of a King who indulges his passion and renounces his duties, and ultimately pays the price for forsaking his country.

Chekhov's classic tragicomedy, translated and introduced by Stephen Mulrine.

A Chekhovian family drama, first staged in Russia in 1905.

Chekhov's great play about an elderly professor whose plans to sell off his rural estate threaten the livelihoods of those who have worked tirelessly to keep the estate going.

The best-loved English comedy of the 18th century, a lighthearted farce full of entanglements and misunderstandings, all set over the course of single, eventful night. In the Nick Hern Books Drama Classics series.

An imaginative reworking of the children's classic, from the UK's leading author of plays for young audiences.

An uncompromising account of the heartbreaking choices faced by mothers today and what happens when a distant war comes home.

A spellbinding debut play about 17-year-olds on the edge, with a touch of magic and mayhem.

A powerful, witty and moving play exploring the dark interplay between sexuality and creativity.

An edition of Shakespeare's play in the Shakespeare Folios series - offering the absolute authenticity of the First Folio in a totally accessible form.

An edition of Shakespeare's play in the Shakespeare Folios series - offering the absolute authenticity of the First Folio in a totally accessible form.

An edition of the play in the Shakespeare Folios series - offering the absolute authenticity of the First Folio in a totally accessible form.

The explosive contradictions of life in Northern Ireland ignite this drama of suspense and violence.