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Stephen Mulrine

Stephen Mulrine (1937–2020) was a Glasgow-born poet and playwright who wrote extensively for radio and television, and published many translations, including English translations of plays in Russian by Chekhov, Gogol and Gorky, as well as translations of plays by Ibsen, Molière, Pirandello, Strindberg and others.

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Ibsen: Three Plays

Ibsen: Three Plays

By Henrik Ibsen Translated by Kenneth McLeish and Stephen Mulrine

Ibsen's three great 'problem plays', A Doll's House, Ghosts and Hedda Gabler, in sensitive and playable translations from the original Norwegian, along with a full introduction to the author, his times and his work.

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Ivanov

Ivanov

By Anton Chekhov Translated by Stephen Mulrine

Chekhov's compelling early play, set in a country weighed down by political, ideological and spiritual stagnation. In the Nick Hern Books Drama Classics series.

John Gabriel Borkman

John Gabriel Borkman (English Touring Theatre version)

By Henrik Ibsen Translated by Stephen Mulrine

A sparkling translation of Ibsen's penultimate play.

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The Marriage of Figaro

The Marriage of Figaro

By Pierre Beaumarchais Translated by Stephen Mulrine

A classic five-act French comedy by Beaumarchais, the source for Mozart's famous opera of the same name. In the Nick Hern Books Drama Classics series.

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The Misanthrope

The Misanthrope

By Molière Translated by Stephen Mulrine

Molière's most-admired comedy of manners, about a man whose quickness to criticise the flaws in others, and in himself, leads him into deep trouble. In the Nick Hern Books Drama Classics series.

On the Evils of Tobacco

On the Evils of Tobacco

By Anton Chekhov Translated by Stephen Mulrine

A bittersweet monologue in which a scientific lecture is hijacked by thoughts of domestic misery.

Published in volume Chekhov: Shorts
    The Proposal

    The Proposal

    By Anton Chekhov Translated by Stephen Mulrine

    A brilliantly funny one-act play about a hypochondriac attempting to propose to an argumentative young woman.

    Published in volume Chekhov: Shorts
      The Seagull

      The Seagull

      By Anton Chekhov Translated by Stephen Mulrine

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

      The Servant of Two Masters

      The Servant of Two Masters

      By Carlo Goldoni Translated by Stephen Mulrine

      A classic Italian comedy that remains blisteringly hilarious and relevant, over two hundred and fifty years after it was written. In the Nick Hern Books Drama Classics series.

      Six Characters in Search of an Author

      Six Characters in Search of an Author

      By Luigi Pirandello Translated by Stephen Mulrine

      Pirandello's most famous play, about the nature of theatre and the problems of theatricality. In the Nick Hern Books Drama Classics series.

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      Summerfolk

      Summerfolk

      By Maxim Gorky Translated by Stephen Mulrine

      Gorky's magnificent play about the Russian bourgeois social class and the changes occurring around them in the middle of the first decade of the twentieth century. In the Nick Hern Books Drama Classics series.

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      Swansong

      Swansong

      By Anton Chekhov Translated by Stephen Mulrine

      A comic duologue about a melancholy old actor perked up by memories of past glories.

      Published in volume Chekhov: Shorts