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Into a waterfront bar, full of life's failures, subsisting solely on their dreams, comes Hickey with his urge to make them face the truth. This play, first staged in 1946, is written by the author of "Anna Christie" and "Strange Interlude", who won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1936.

Frequently reprinted with the same ISBN, but with slightly differing bibliographic data.

A tie-in edition with the 2014 Trafalgar Transformed production of the Shakespearean classic, starring Martin Freeman as the villainous king.

August Strindberg's classic portrayals of secrets and lies, seduction and power - both written in the summer of 1888 - in brilliant new versions by Howard Brenton.

A gripping new version of Strindberg's masterly, darkly hilarious depiction of the struggles and strains of marriage.

A black comedy about a question that haunts us today - what to do about an ageing population.

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

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

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

A violent tragedy by a contemporary of Nero, in a faithful and uncut translation by one of our leading dramatists. Atreus, Agamemnon's father, takes revenge on his brother Thyestes by murdering Thyestes's sons and serving their flesh up for their father's dinner. 'a bleakly eloquent new translation... leaves you deeply impressed' - Sunday Times 'It is a sign of Ms Churchill's success that, without rubbing in any parallels, her version constantly prompts thoughts... of the ethics of revenge, of the latest reports from Rwanda, of what has happened in its time on all five continents' - Sunday Telegraph 'The effect is cold-bloodedly illuminating' - Independent on Sunday

The NHB Drama Classics series presents the world's greatest plays in affordable, highly readable editions for students, actors and theatregoers. The hallmarks of the series are accessible introductions (focussing on the play's theatrical and historical background, together with an author biography, key dates and suggestions for further reading) and the complete text, uncluttered with footnotes. The translations, by leading experts in the field, are accurate and above all actable. The editions of English-language plays include a glossary of unusual words and phrases to aid understanding. This Drama Classics edition of Anton Chekhov's masterpiece of provincial claustrophobia is translated and introduced by Stephen Mulrine.

A jealous king, an abandoned daughter, a prince hopelessly in love.Shakespeare's timeless tragicomedy of obsession and redemption is reimagined in a new production co-directed by Rob Ashford and Kenneth Branagh.It was performed as part of the Kenneth Branagh Theatre Company's Plays at the Garrick Season in 2015, starring Judi Dench and Kenneth Branagh.This official tie-in edition features the version of Shakespeare's text performed in the production, plus exclusive additional content.

Ibsen's forensic examination of a marriage as it falls apart, in a version by Richard Eyre. How is a life well-lived? Alfred Allmers comes home to his wife Rita and makes a decision. Casting aside his writing, he dedicates himself to raising his son. But one event is about to change his life forever. Little Eyolf was first performed in 1894. This new version, adapted and directed by Richard Eyre, premiered at the Almeida Theatre, London, in 2015. The third in a trilogy of revelatory Ibsens, Little Eyolf follows Richard Eyre's multi-award-winning adaptations of Ghosts (Almeida, West End and BAM, New York), and Hedda Gabler (Almeida and West End).

On the family estate outside Oslo at the turn of the 19th century, John Gabriel Borkman paces up and down. Once a entrepreneur, he has been reduced to penury following a prison sentence. Trapped in the claustrophobic atmosphere of the house with his family, the suffocation becomes unbearable.

A play of psychologically and physically murderous vengeance, Medea is one of the most powerful and perennially produced of all ancient drama.