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His Dark MaterialsPhilip Pullman Adapted by Nicholas Wright
A two-play dramatisation of Philip Pullman's extraordinary award-winning fantasy trilogy, His Dark Materials. $27.99
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The MandateNikolai Erdman Adapted by Declan Donnellan
A chillingly grotesque farce set in the aftermath of the Russian Revolution, banned for decades in the USSR and revived in this uproarious new version by Declan Donnellan. $24.99
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A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the ForumStephen Sondheim, Burt Shevelove, Larry Gelbart
Pseudolus, a simpering slave, is trying to win his own freedom by cooking up a romance for his master's son, Hero, with the pretty young virgin Philia. But there's a problem – not only is Philia owned by Marcus Lycus, an infamous courtesan dealer, but she's also already promised to swaggering soldier Miles Gloriosus... and neither of them are keen to give her up. $29.99
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Women of TroyEuripides Translated by Kenneth McLeish
Covering themes of religious scepticism, the injustices within roles for women and the destructive power of war, Euripides' tragedy Women of Troy is as relevant now as it ever was. $14.99
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Animal FarmGeorge Orwell Adapted by Ian Wooldridge
A powerful and straightforward dramatisation of Orwell's enduring parable on the perils of totalitarianism. $24.99
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Nathan the WiseGotthold Ephraim Lessing Translated by Edward Kemp
Jerusalem, 1192. An uneasy stalemate exists between the Muslim forces of Saladin and the western Crusaders. Caught in the middle are the Jews. All sides respect Nathan for his wisdom and his wealth. But in a war-zone, no one is secure. $24.99
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AndromacheEuripides Translated by Marianne McDonald, J. Michael Walton
Some years after the fall of Troy, Andromache is living as a slave to Neoptolemus, by whom she has a child. When Neoptolemus' fiercely jealous young wife, Hermione, finds she is unable to conceive, she threatens to murder Andromache, and the struggle between the two women turns quickly into a bitter feud. $14.99
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48 Shades of BrownPhilip Dean, Nick Earls
In his final year at school, and with his parents overseas, Dan is forced to grow up fast when he moves in with his 22-year-old aunt Jacq and her eccentric friend Naomi. Light-hearted and funny, with a definite twist of insanity. $25.99
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EmmaJane Austen Adapted by Doon MacKichan, Martin Millar
A bold, witty and fresh adaptation of Jane Austen's novel which, while thoroughly modern, retains the spirit and much of the language of the original. $27.99
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Miss TanakaJohn Romeril
Miss Tanaka is the beautiful and enigmatic niece of Broome’s former number one pearl diver. Newly arrived from Japan, she captures the hearts of the town's menfolk, but is promised in marriage to two brawling pearl divers. Who will uncover this mysterious young woman's true identity? $25.99
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