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The Unthinkable

The Unthinkable

By Steve Waters

A hard-hitting play about the collapse of idealism in contemporary politics.

The Mandate

The Mandate

By Nikolai Erdman Adapted by Declan Donnellan

A chillingly grotesque farce set in the aftermath of the Russian Revolution.

The Pull of Negative Gravity

The Pull of Negative Gravity

By Jonathan Lichtenstein

Shocking and beautiful, a powerful play about the impact of a soldier's injury in a foreign conflict on his family back home.

Electra

Electra

By Sophocles Translated by Marianne McDonald and J. Michael Walton

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

Electra

Electra

By Euripides Translated by Marianne McDonald and J. Michael Walton

Euripides' version of the Ancient Greek myth of revenge on a murdering parent. In the Nick Hern Books Drama Classics series.

 

Women of Troy

Women of Troy

By Euripides Translated by Kenneth McLeish

Euripides' great tragedy, covering themes of religious scepticism, the injustices within roles for women and the destructive power of war. In the Nick Hern Books Drama Classics series.

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Ladybird

Ladybird

By Vassily Sigarev Translated by Sasha Dugdale

A tough but tender portrait of urban squalor, from the award-winning Siberian-born author of Plasticine.

Mothers Against

Mothers Against

By David Edgar

A gripping account of a bitterly fought US governor's election from the Republican perspective. Part of David Edgar's two-play cycle, Continental Divide.

Published in volume Continental Divide: two plays
    Daughters of the Revolution

    Daughters of the Revolution

    By David Edgar

    A political thriller set in the midst of a bitterly fought US governor's election, from the Democrat perspective. Part of David Edgar's two-play cycle, Continental Divide.

    Published in volume Continental Divide: two plays
      Loyal Women

      Loyal Women

      By Gary Mitchell

      A gripping and explosive drama from the multi-award winning playwright.

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      I.D.

      I.D.

      By Antony Sher

      An enthralling drama about the man who killed Hendrik Verwoerd, the architect of South African apartheid.

      Richard II

      Richard II

      By William Shakespeare Edited by Nick de Somogyi

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

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      Macbeth

      Macbeth

      By William Shakespeare Edited by Nick de Somogyi

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

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      Thebans

      Thebans

      By Liz Lochhead

      The Ancient myths of the Kingdom of Thebes re-told by Scotland's foremost poet/dramatist.

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      The People Next Door

      The People Next Door

      By Henry Adam

      A black comedy about the post-9/11 world and what happens when someone else's global problem becomes your local one.

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      Nathan the Wise

      Nathan the Wise

      By Gotthold Ephraim Lessing Translated by Edward Kemp

      Lessing's 18th-century masterpiece, a passionate plea for religious tolerance.

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      World Music

      World Music

      By Steve Waters

      A subtle and topical play about European attitudes to Africa.

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      Far Away

      Far Away

      By Caryl Churchill

      A brilliant and unsettling play from one of the UK's leading dramatists.

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