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Big White Fog

Big White Fog

By Theodore Ward

A poignant family drama set in Chicago against a backdrop of the Great Depression and the inescapable racism of the times.

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The Oresteia

The Oresteia

By Aeschylus Translated by Marianne McDonald and J. Michael Walton

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

Orestes: Blood and Light

Orestes: Blood and Light

By Helen Edmundson Original author Euripides

An explosive retelling of the most savage and powerful of ancient myths - the story of avenging siblings, Electra and Orestes.

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The Wild Duck

The Wild Duck

By Henrik Ibsen Translated by Stephen Mulrine

Ibsen's masterpiece of modern tragicomedy, in an English translation by Stephen Mulrine. In the Nick Hern Books Drama Classics series.

The Noble Spanish Soldier

The Noble Spanish Soldier

By Thomas Dekker

A revenge tragedy set in the Spanish court, filled with powerful dramatic moments of violence, pathos, satire and humour. Part of the Globe Quartos series, co-published with Shakespeare's Globe.

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Jordan

Jordan

By Anna Reynolds With Moira Buffini

A short play that tells the true story of Shirley Jones, who kills her baby boy, Jordan, rather than have him taken away by his abusive father.

Published in volume Singular Female Voices
    Faust Parts 1 & 2

    Faust Parts 1 & 2

    By Johann Wolfgang Goethe Translated by John Clifford

    A fresh, performable version by John Clifford of Goethe's 'unstageable' masterpiece.

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    generations

    generations

    By debbie tucker green

    A 30-minute drama about three generations of a black South African family who contest their relative culinary skills. But food isn't the only topic and the family numbers are declining...

    Published in volume trade & generations: two plays
      Sejanus: His Fall

      Sejanus: His Fall

      By Ben Jonson

      A gripping historical tragedy, set in the time of the Roman Emperor Tiberius, about a man ruthlessly working his way to the top, destroying everyone in his path.

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      Hecuba

      Hecuba

      By Euripides Translated by Marianne McDonald

      An English translation of Euripides' classic tragedy, published in the Nick Hern Books Drama Classics series.

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      Blood Wedding

      Blood Wedding

      By Federico García Lorca Adapted by Tanya Ronder

      García Lorca's blood-soaked story of doomed love, in a version by playwright Tanya Ronder.

      Don Carlos

      Don Carlos

      By Friedrich Schiller Adapted by Mike Poulton

      Schiller's great tragedy transformed by Mike Poulton into an intense and gripping historical thriller.

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      Women Beware Women

      Women Beware Women

      By Thomas Middleton

      A Jacobean gore-fest of enforced seduction and ultimate revenge. In the Nick Hern Books Drama Classics series.

      Hedda Gabler

      Hedda Gabler (Almeida Theatre version)

      By Henrik Ibsen Adapted by Richard Eyre

      Richard Eyre's high-profile adaptation of Ibsen's famous 'problem play' about a headstrong woman's determination to control those around her.

      The Mayor of Queenborough, or Hengist, King of Kent

      The Mayor of Queenborough, or Hengist, King of Kent

      By Thomas Middleton

      Middleton's only surviving historical play, published in the Nick Hern Books Globe Quartos series.

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      Julius Caesar

      Julius Caesar

      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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      King Lear

      King Lear

      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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      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.

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