Classic and pre-20th century plays

Halvard Solness has arrived at the pinnacle of his career.

A genius with language, but convinced of his own ugliness, Cyrano secretly loves the radiant Roxane.

In The Taming Of The Shrew two, disguised, competing suitors clamour for the hand of beautiful Bianca whilst gold-digging Petruchio agrees to wed her viciously ill-tempered sister Kate sight-unseen.

Jonathan Munby's explosive revival of Shakespeare's epic tragedy transferred to the West End following its sold-out run at Chichester Festival Theatre.

Shakespeare's dextrous comedy of two twin masters and two twin servants continually mistaken for one another is both farce and more than farce.

This wonderful presentation of Shakespeare's The Tempest features the play's original lines on each left-hand page, and a modern, easy-to-understand "e;translation"e; on the facing right-hand page.

If we help, we invite trouble.

In Cymbeline, Ancient Britain's female heir to the throne is slandered by a decadent Italian while the Romans invade Britain to retain it as part of their empire.

Richard III brings the Wars of the Roses cycle of history plays to a close in bloody fashion.

Desire and duty collide in Shakespeare s captivating tragedy of politics, passion and power.

One of Shakespeare's later plays, best described as a tragi-comedy, the play falls into two distinct parts.

Henry V dramatizes the legend of the heroic warrior-king who won the battle of Agincourt; but it also tells the more human story of a young king s psychological journey, learning to deal with the political realities of Church and State.

Henry VI is tricked into marrying Margaret - lover of the Earl of Suffolk, who hopes to rule the kingdom through her influence.

This Roman play is one of Shakespeare's last tragedies, best known for its political and military themes.

Tea's cold, lunch is late and the great Professor has turned out to be a fraud - for Uncle Vanya, life has gone wonky, it's gone to hell.

The Winter s Tale takes us on an extraordinary journey.

In Cymbeline, Ancient Britain's female heir to the throne is slandered by a decadent Italian while the Romans invade Britain to retain it as part of their empire.

Timon of Athens has struck many readers as rough and unpolished, perhaps even unfinished, though to others it has appeared as Shakespeare's most profound tragic allegory.

These timeless plays by the great Bard of Elizabethan drama explore the hubris of four powerful men who ultimately bring about their own undoing.

Author, dramatist and satirist, Nikolay Gogol (1809-1852) deeply influenced later Russian literature with his powerful depictions of a society dominated by petty beaurocracy and base corruption.

Considered by Thomas de Quincey to be 'perhaps the most superb work in the language', The Two Noble Kinsmen is set in Athens and was co-written by Shakespeare with John Fletcher.

Alas poor Yorick, he looks not at all well.

This richly annotated edition takes a fresh look at the first part of Shakespeare's second tetralogy of history plays, showing how it relates to the other plays in the sequence.

Richard III is one of the great Shakespearean characters and roles.

After the death of Henry V, the French revolt and threaten to reclaim their country from English rule.

Featuring a completely new introduction providing fresh perspectives, especially via modern performance and adaptation.

'Unable to rely on heaven, we look to Shakespeare as a contemporary conscience' Peter ConradCoriolanus, a famed warrior turned politician, is driven from Rome as a traitor when he arrogantly speaks out against popular rule and loses the good will of the starving people.

"e;This must now be the edition of first resort.

I don't know what it is I'm going to do but I'm going to do something.

Here are the books that help teach Shakespeare plays without the teacher constantly needing to explain and define Elizabethan terms, slang, and other ways of expression that are different from our own.

Just married.

The change will come.

Suzanne Gossett offers a full and critical performance history, with an introduction showing how the play's performance history has paralled the criticism.

'Not all the water in the rough rude sea Can wash the balm off from an anointed king'Richard, a vain, despotic ruler, listens only to his flatterers.

Twelfth Night is an ambiguously erotic comedy telling a twisted tale of mistaken identity, transformation and deception.

Four plays by the revered Elizabethan dramatist tell of men driven to evil by ambition and jealousy—and of one who escapes the dangers of bad influence.

The Merchant of Venice is perhaps most associated not with its titular hero, Antonio, but with the complex figure of the money lender, Shylock.

Shakespeare's dextrous comedy of two twin masters and two twin servants continually mistaken for one another is both farce and more than farce.

You'd laugh if I treated you with the respect I feel.

In 1593 Shakespeare awoke and found himself famous.

Tales from Shakespeare is a collection of some of the Bard's best known and loved narratives, compiled and edited by Mary and Charles Lamb.

From Harold Bloom, one of the greatest Shakespeare scholars of our time, comes an intimate, wise, deeply compelling portrait of Cleopatraone of the Bard's most riveting and memorable female charactersin ';a masterfully perceptive reading of this seductive play's endless wonders' (Kirkus Reviews).

Sex, fame and scandal in the theatrical, literary and social circles of late 18th-century England.

With its explorations of sexual ambivalence, As You Like It speaks directly to the twenty-first century.

John Wilders - literary advisor to the BBC TV Shakespeare series - brings thorough scholarship and a practical understanding of performance needs to this new edition.

From the Royal Shakespeare Company a modern, definitive edition of Shakespeare's most loved comedy.

In the heat of renaissance Italy two houses are at war.

'I wish I had copies like this at Drama School.

From the Royal Shakespeare Company a modern, definitive edition of Shakespeare's controversial comedy of the war between the sexes.