Bücher der Reihe Oberon Modern Plays

A poetic meditation on the power of female beauty by Anne Carson.

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 play for younger people, DNA is a poignant and, sometimes, hilarious tale with a very dark heart. It opened at the National Theatre in February 2008.

Three plays from award-winning American Playwright Jen Silverman. Contains the plays The Roommate; The Moors and Collective Rage: A Play in Five Betties

The new collection of plays from multi-award-winning playwright Gary Owen. Includes the plays: Violence and Son, Iphigenia in Splott, Blackthorn, In the Pipeline, Mrs Reynolds and the Ruffian, Love Steals Us From Loneliness and Mum & Dad

A collection of three plays for the Young Vic's participation programme Taking Part, written by award-winning playwright Luke Barnes.

First collection from leading black writer.

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.

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.

Ragamuffin, the ultimate bad boy with irresistible charm and gangster attitude is standing trial. Is he the scourge or the saviour of his community? Incorporating drama, African ritual, comedy, dance, music and film, Ragamuffin offers powerful insight into the Black experience in Britain today.

"Grand Guignol holiday humor...biliously funny...an ingenious and gory delight." - Daily Telegraph

From Broadchurch and Doctor Who writer Chris Chibnall - Kiss Me Like You Mean It - A play about love and death that was shortlisted for the Meyer-Whitworth Award.

A brand new musical, a wonderfully upbeat story of unrequited love and a great comedy.

Arthur Schnitzler's work has come to define Vienna at the turn of the twentieth century. Translated for the stage by Samuel Adamson. Professor Bernhardi (1912) is one of the best known plays written by the Viennese dramatist, short story writer and novelist Arthur Schnitzler.

A thriller black-comedy of a play from brilliant author Anthony Horowitz.

A verbatim play based on the letters and interviews with Guantanamo Bay prisoners, this play is deeply shocking as well as deeply moving.

A loner in foster-care asks a girl out on an ill-fated date in a stolen car. One day, on the riverbank, the friends, he never had, narrate the story of his dramatic last day. This title deals with the possibilities and pressures we face on the verge of adulthood.

Presents three rites of passage plays for the young person in all of us, adapted from the books of three best-selling authors. These plays are suitable for various ages.

Stanislaw Wypianski (1869-1907) has long been recognized as an outstanding dramatist, whose influence on Polish Theatre is second to none.

A play from Kay Adshead, exploring prejudice and racism in a new country. England.

A war play from Tricycle Theatre Company, looking at the effects of war and the hardships that it brings to the average citizen.

A new play set in the Paris apartment of James Joyce.

Bittersweet and highly original, these 'mini-marvels' cleverly break down the barrier between audience and actor.

German playwright Frank Wedekind has profoundly influenced modern drama, and became an inspiration to Brecht and Reinhardt among others. This is the first translation in English of his extraordinary play, of Franziska, a 'female Faust'. Translated by award-winning poet Eleanor Brown.

The 40 Minute Tempest recreates the world of Shakespeare's great play as told by Prospero and Ariel as they journey towards Prospero's retirement and Ariel's freedom. Using puppetry, the modern idiom and Shakespeare's verse it magically brings to life the world of Prospero's island. King Ram, based on King Lear, is the story of an old king with a foolish plan to split his lands between his two daughters, and of a ten year old boy's desperate search for a baby's father. Songs and verse create a roller-coaster dramatic ride for children.

In a translation for the stage by award-winning writer Dennis Kelly, Rose Bernd examines the female temptress and the actions which lead her into danger and disrepute.

Award-winning playwright Roland Schimmelpfennig is one of the most exciting voices in European drama. This is a translation by David Tushingham.

Growing up in the shadow of the brilliant barrister, who adored his garden and hated visitors, and whose blindness was never mentioned, the son continually yearns for his father's love and respect. This autobiographical play is the portrait of a son's relationship with his father.

In this new thriller of a play from Irish playwright Colin Teevan, a journalist and some British soldiers set off across Iraq on a mercy mission to absolve themselves from the guilt of past misdemenours.