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An influential and controversial work by Joost van den Vondel (1587-1679), the colossus of Dutch literature, regarded as a major influence on Milton's Paradise Lost.

The text of the West End revival at the Albery Theatre with Maureen Lipman and Derek Nimmo. A masterpiece of dramatic construction in four acts by Sir Arthur Wing Pinero, the master-carpenter of the English stage.

In a new adaptation for London's Gate Theatre, award winning British playwright Nick Payne retells the story of Sophocles Electra in a visceral and powerful new stage version.

A new retelling of Goethe's interpretation of the classic Greek tale of Iphigenia, retold here by British playwright Meredith Oakes. This version was produced to great acclaim at the Theatre Royal Bath in 2012.

The power and magic of the Faust story, the man who, in a pact with the Devil, trades his soul in return for a period of total knowledge and absolute power, is one of the most potent of all European myths.

Originally from Lope de Vega, one of the most prolific writers and dramatists of the Spanish Age of theatre. This version is translated by the succesful playwright Meredith Oakes and brought to life again by Oberon Books.

Tartuffe, or The Impostor (pronounced: [taRtuf]; French: Tartuffe, ou l'Imposteur), first performed in 1664, is one of the most famous theatrical comedies by Moliere, and the characters of Tartuffe, Valere, and Dorine are considered among the greatest classical theatre roles. This is a translation for the stage by Ranjit Bolt.

A murdered King. A usurped Prince. A promise of revenge. Returning to court to find his father murdered and his mother married to the murderer, Hamlet faces a terrible dilemma. This is Shakespeare's great tragedy of passion, corruption and revenge.

"MacDonalddid more that anyone to rescue Schiller from British neglect" - The Guardian

A masterpiece of Russian drama, now in a student edition

Antigone, defying her uncle Creon's decree that her brother should remain unburied, challenges the morality of man's law overruling the laws of the gods. The clash between her and Creon with its tragic consequences have inspired continual reinterpretation. This translation was made for a BBC TV production of the "Theban Plays" in 1986.

Collection of three plays by Spanish Golden Age playwright Pedro Calderon, all translated by British playwright, poet and novelist Adrian Mitchell. Includes Mayor of Zalamea which was staged at the National Theatr.

Molina's tragedy of epic proportions, based on the Old Testament story, which transcends its biblical origins. Premiered at The Lyric Hammersmith in a successful and much-lauded production.

Regarded as Von Kleist's masterpiece. Prince Friedrich of Homburg is the indisputable dramatic masterpiece of Heinrich von Kleist (1777-1811), a leading figure, along with Goethe and Schiller, among early German Romantics.